LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

calefactōrius

calefactōrius (feminine calefactōria, neuter calefactōrium)
Classical[ka.ɫɛ.fakˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.le.fakˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehaving a warming or heating power

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecalefactōriuscalefactōriacalefactōrium
genitivecalefactōriīcalefactōriaecalefactōriī
dativecalefactōriōcalefactōriaecalefactōriō
accusativecalefactōriumcalefactōriamcalefactōrium
ablativecalefactōriōcalefactōriācalefactōriō
vocativecalefactōriecalefactōriacalefactōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecalefactōriīcalefactōriaecalefactōria
genitivecalefactōriōrumcalefactōriārumcalefactōriōrum
dativecalefactōriīscalefactōriīscalefactōriīs
accusativecalefactōriōscalefactōriāscalefactōria
ablativecalefactōriīscalefactōriīscalefactōriīs
vocativecalefactōriīcalefactōriaecalefactōria

călĕfactōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. having a warming or heating power, Plin. Val. 1, 38; Theod. Prisc. de Diaeta, 10.

Origins

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

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 Latin -tōrius Latin calefactōrius From calefaciō (“to warm, to heat”) + -tōrius.

Descendants
  • Englishcalefactory
  • Frenchcaléfactoire

Quick answers

What does calefactōrius mean in Latin?
calefactōrius, a adjective, means “having a warming or heating power”.
How do you pronounce calefactōrius?
In classical Latin, [ka.ɫɛ.fakˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.le.fakˈtɔː.ri.us].
Where does calefactōrius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *kalēō → Latin calefactōrius.