Where does “тепловатый” come from?

тепловатый (Russian) comes from Russian тёплый, from Proto-Slavic teplъ, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

тепловатый (Russian): tepid, lukewarm

Definitions

  1. tepid, lukewarm

Ancestry of “тепловатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтёплыйwarm
2Proto-Slavicteplъwarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic teplъ →Every word from Russian тёплый →