Where does “kalorifer” come from?
kalorifer (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قالوریفر, from French calorifère, from French -fère, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
kalorifer (Turkish): heater, radiator (a finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room)
Definitions
- heater, radiator (a finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room)
Ancestry of “kalorifer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قالوریفر | heater, radiator (a finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room) |
| 2 | French | calorifère | heater, radiator |
| 3 | French | -fère | -ferous, -iferous |
| 4 | Latin | -fer | -bearing, -carrying, -bringing |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |