Where does “càvuru” come from?

càvuru (Sicilian) comes 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.

càvuru (Sicilian): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “càvuru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaliduswarm, hot; fiery, fierce, vehement; spirited,...
2Latincaleōto be warm or hot, glow
3Proto-Italickalēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin caleō →