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scalding en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *kalēō
Latin caleō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin calidus
Latin caldus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin excaldō
Old Northern French escalderbor.
Middle English scalden
English scald
English -ing
English scalding
From scald + -ing.
Meanings
-
(of a liquid) Hot enough to burn.
-
(figuratively) Scorching; scathing.
a scalding attack on his critics
Forms
Deriveds
scalding hot
scalding en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *kalēō
Latin caleō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin calidus
Latin caldus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin excaldō
Old Northern French escalderbor.
Middle English scalden
English scald
English -ing
English scalding
From scald + -ing.
Meanings
-
An instance of scalding: a burn.
Forms
scalding en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *kalēō
Latin caleō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin calidus
Latin caldus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin excaldō
Old Northern French escalderbor.
Middle English scalden
English scald
English -ing
English scalding
From scald + -ing.
Meanings
-
(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of scald
scalding en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Old French escalin, from Middle Dutch schelling (“shilling”). Doublet of shilling.
Meanings
-
(historical) Synonym of escaline, (particularly) the form circulated by Stephen de Fulbourn in Ireland as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
Forms
Synonyms
escaline · steeping