Where does “rescaldar” come from?

rescaldar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese escaldar, from Late Latin excaldo, from Latin caldus — Syncopated but Classical form of calidus.

rescaldar (Portuguese): to overheat

Definitions

  1. to overheat

Ancestry of “rescaldar”, step by step

rescaldar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese escaldar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseescaldarto scald
2Late LatinexcaldoI wash or bathe in warm or hot water
3LatincaldusSyncopated but Classical form of calidus

via Galician escaldar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianescaldarto scald to burn with hot water

Words derived from “rescaldar”

Every word from Latin caldus →Every word from Late Latin excaldo →Every word from Portuguese escaldar →