Where does “quente” come from?

quente (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese caente, from Latin calēns, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

quente (Portuguese): hot, warm

Definitions

  1. hot, warm

Ancestry of “quente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecaentehot, warm
2LatincalēnsBeing warm or hot, glowing
3Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
4Proto-Italickalēō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “quente

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic kalēōEvery word from Latin caleō
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