calesco

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Latin

Etymology

From caleō +‎ -scō.

Verb

calēscō (present infinitive calēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to grow warm, warm up; be heated
  2. to become inflamed or inspired

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Asturian: calecer
  • Galician: quecer
  • Portuguese: aquecer

References

  • calesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • calesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • calesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.