Where does “tépido” come from?
tépido (Portuguese) comes from Latin tepidus, from Latin tepeō, from Proto-Italic tepēō, from Proto-Indo-European tep-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
tépido (Portuguese): tepid, lukewarm
Ancestry of “tépido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tepidus | tepid, moderately warm; lukewarm, cool, cooled;... |
| 2 | Latin | tepeō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tepēō | be warm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tep-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |