caleo

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-2) to be warm or hot, glow
  2. (conjugation-2, figuratively) to be aroused, warmed or inflamed
  3. (conjugation-2, figuratively) to be troubled or perplexed
  4. (conjugation-2, figuratively) to be yet warm, new or fresh
  5. (conjugation-2, figuratively) to be carried on warmly, to be urged on zealously
  6. (conjugation-2, figuratively) to be eagerly sought, to be frequented

Concepts

be inflamed

be warmed

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈka.ɫe.oː]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁- (“to be hot”). Compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts, whence Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”) and Persian سال (sâl, “year”), as well as Latvian silts (“warm”) and Welsh clyd (“id”).

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