English Explanatory Dictionary

calid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Warm, hot.

Pronunciation

/ˈkælɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-calid.wav

Word forms

calid more calid most calid

Etymology

From Latin calidus (“hot”), from caleō (“to be warm or hot; glow”) + -idus, from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. Cognate with Italian calido (“hot”), French chaud (“warm, hot”), Portuguese cálido (“warm”), and Spanish cálido (“warm”).

Related words

calidarium calidity
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