Where does “călduț” come from?

călduț (Romanian) comes from Romanian cald, from Latin calidus, from Latin caleō, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

călduț (Romanian): lukewarm

Definitions

lukewarm

Ancestry of “călduț”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	cald	warm; scorching, hot- in the same context as...
2	Latin	calidus	warm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
3	Latin	caleō	to be warm or hot, glow
4	Proto-Italic	kalēō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱelh₁-	to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

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