LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

calefactiō

calefactiō f (genitive calefactiōnis)
Classical[ka.ɫɛˈfak.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ka.leˈfak.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. warming, heating

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecalefactiōcalefactiōnēs
genitivecalefactiōniscalefactiōnum
dativecalefactiōnīcalefactiōnibus
accusativecalefactiōnemcalefactiōnēs
ablativecalefactiōnecalefactiōnibus
vocativecalefactiōcalefactiōnēs

călĕfactĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a warming, heating (post-Aug.): balnei publici, Dig. 50, 4, 18, § 4.—In plur.: calefactiones thermarum, Dig. 50, 4, 1, § 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kalēō
  4. Latincalefactiō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin calefaciō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin calefactiō From calefaciō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancalefacció
  • Englishcalefaction
  • Frenchcaléfaction
  • Portuguesecalefação
  • Romaniancalefacție
  • Spanishcalefacción
  • Asturiancalefaición
  • Asturiancalefacción
  • Galiciancalefacción

Quick answers

What does calefactiō mean in Latin?
calefactiō, a noun, means “warming, heating”.
What is the genitive of calefactiō?
The genitive singular is calefactiōnis. calefactiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce calefactiō?
In classical Latin, [ka.ɫɛˈfak.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.leˈfak.t͡si.o].
Where does calefactiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *kalēō → Latin calefactiō.