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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

  1. cinder; ember; aftermath, result

Ancestry of “rescaldo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserescaldarto overheat
2Galicianre-back; again
3Old Portuguesere-—
4Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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