Etymograph

English

kaldereta

Kaldereta comes from Spanish caldereta ‘a type of stew, normally made with fish but…’, from caldero ‘said of someone who likes soups’, and ultimately from Latin caldus ‘hot’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaldus‘hot’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcaldāria‘cooking-pot’
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentcaldero‘said of someone who likes soups’
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentcaldereta‘a type of stew, normally made with fish but also with other ingredients’
  5. Tagalogmodernkaldereta
  6. Englishearliest quotation 2016same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaldus‘hot’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcaldāria‘cooking-pot’
  3. Spanishc. 1500–presentcaldero‘said of someone who likes soups’
  4. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentcaldereta‘a type of stew, normally made with fish but also with other ingredients’
  5. Tagalogmodernkaldereta
  6. Englishearliest quotation 2016same form

Earliest quotation: 2016, Ligaya Mishan, Phil-Am Kusina, a Ray of Philippine Sun on Staten Island: “Never mind: For $10 there is the revelation of…”

Linked words

through Latin caldus ‘hot’

scald, 4 more

through Late Latin caldāria ‘cooking-pot’

cauldron, chowder, caldera

Today it means

noun A goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin caldus / kaldereta

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