LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

caimāre

*caimāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Ibero Romancereconstructionto burn

Origins

From Classical Latin cremāre, apparently blended with the Byzantine Greek κάϊμα (káïma, “burning”, often used in medical contexts; from the verb καίω (kaíō)).

Descendants
  • Portuguesequeimarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese queimar
  • Spanishquemarfrom Old Spanish quemar
  • Galicianqueimarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese queimar
  • Guinea-Bissau Creolekemafrom Old Galician-Portuguese queimar
  • Kabuverdianukemafrom Old Galician-Portuguese queimar
  • Papiamentukimafrom Old Galician-Portuguese queimar
  • Asturianquemarfrom Old Leonese *queimare
  • Asturianqueimarfrom Old Leonese *queimare
  • Leonesequeimarefrom Old Leonese *queimare
  • Mirandesequeimarfrom Old Leonese *queimare

Quick answers

What does caimāre mean in Latin?
caimāre, a verb, means “to burn”.