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calidus
Latin · ancient
"hot, warm"
hot, warm, from calere (to be warm)
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caldaria
Late Latin · ancient
"a cooking pot"
a hot bath, a cooking pot, from calidus
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chaudron
Old French · medieval
"a large cooking pot"
carried into French for a large cooking pot
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cauldron
English · 1200s
"a large metal pot for boiling over a fire"
settled as the English word for a large metal pot for boiling over a fire
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