Where does “caldeiră” come from?
caldeiră (Romanian) comes from French caldeira, from Portuguese caldeira, from Old Portuguese caldeyra, from Latin caldāria, from Latin caldārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
caldeiră (Romanian): caldera
Definitions
- caldera
Ancestry of “caldeiră”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caldeira | caldera |
| 2 | Portuguese | caldeira | boiler device for heating circulating water |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | caldeyra | — |
| 4 | Latin | caldāria | warm bath |
| 5 | Latin | caldārius | Of, pertaining to or suitable for warmth or bathing |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |