Latin

caleō

‘to be warm, hot’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin caleō.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin caleō, most familiar first.

• calorie ← calor
• caloric ← calorique ← calor
• scald ← scalden ← escalder ← excaldō ← caldus
• calorimetry ← calor
• calorimeter ← calor
• chalant ← chaloir
• caldarium ← caldārius ← caldus
• caloron ← calor
• caliduct ← calidus
• callant ← calant ← kalant ← calant ← chaloir
• calesce ← calesco
• calorique ← calorie ← calor

More words from caleō

• calorimotor
• calid
• calidity
• calorize
• calorics
• califont
• chaudin
• incalescent

Etymograph / Latin caleō