Proto-Indo-European

*ḱleh₁-

‘to be hot’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁-.

19 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁-, most familiar first.

• calorie ← calor ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• caloric ← calorique ← calor ← caleō ← *kalēō
• scald ← scalden ← escalder ← excaldō ← caldus
• calorimetry ← calor ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• calorimeter ← calor ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• chalant ← chaloir ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• caldarium ← caldārius ← caldus ← caleō ← *kalēō
• caloron ← calor ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• caliduct ← calidus ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• callant ← calant ← kalant ← calant ← chaloir
• calesce ← calesco ← caleō ← *kalēō ← *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
• calorique ← calorie ← calor ← caleō ← *kalēō

More words from *ḱleh₁-

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁-