English
helado
Helado comes from Spanish helado, from Latin gelō ‘to freeze, cause to congeal’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gel-‘to be cold, to freeze’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelū‘cold, chill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelō‘to freeze, cause to congeal’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātus
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthelado
- Englishearliest quotation 1999same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gel-‘to be cold, to freeze’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelū‘cold, chill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelō‘to freeze, cause to congeal’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātus
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthelado
- Englishearliest quotation 1999same form
Earliest quotation: 1999, Alexandra Lange, 50 Ways to Love . . . Park Slope (31-40): “Soul food, African crafts, and helado sellers line the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘to be cold, to freeze’
children, child, cold, clean, cloud, globe, chill, cluster, colt, clout, clot, clough, glebe, ganglion, clod, globus, klutz, globulin, 47 more
through Latin gelū ‘cold, chill’
through Latin gelō ‘to freeze, cause to congeal’
through Latin gelātus
Today it means
noun Spanish or Latin American ice cream.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gel- / helado