Where does “scăldătoare” come from?
scăldătoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian scăldat, from Romanian scălda, from Late Latin excaldare, 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.
scăldătoare (Romanian): bathing; bathtub, tub, vat, bathing-place
Definitions
- bathing; bathtub, tub, vat, bathing-place
Ancestry of “scăldătoare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | scăldat | bathed; bathing; act of bathing |
| 2 | Romanian | scălda | to drown; to bathe; to cover |
| 3 | Late Latin | excaldare | bathe in hot water; present active infinitive of... |
| 4 | Latin | calidus | warm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,... |
| 5 | Latin | caleō | to be warm or hot, glow |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |