caleo

Pronunciation: [ˈka.ɫe.oː]

“caleo” is a Latin word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

to be warm or hot, glow
to be aroused, warmed or inflamed
to be troubled or perplexed
to be yet warm, new or fresh
to be carried on warmly, to be urged on zealously
to be eagerly sought, to be frequented

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- (“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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