Where does “rescaldo” come from?
rescaldo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rescaldar, from Galician re-, from Old Portuguese re-, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rescaldo (Portuguese): cinder; ember; aftermath, result
Definitions
- cinder; ember; aftermath, result
Ancestry of “rescaldo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | rescaldar | to overheat |
| 2 | Galician | re- | back; again |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | re- | — |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |