LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

calfō

*calfō (present infinitive *calfāre, perfect active *calfāvī, supine *calfātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionto heat

Origins

From earlier calfaciō, syncopated from calefaciō.

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalancalfar
  • Occitancalfar
  • Occitancaufar
  • Occitanchaufar
  • Gasconcauharfrom Occitan calfar
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancaleffarefrom Old Italian *calfare
  • Neapolitancalfare
  • Neapolitancarfare
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcalfarfrom Old Spanish calfar
Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalcharfar
  • Old Frenchchaufer

Quick answers

What does calfō mean in Latin?
calfō, a verb, means “to heat”.
What are the principal parts of calfō?
calfō, *calfāre, *calfāvī, *calfātum (first conjugation).