What is the Latin word for calefaction?

The usual Latin words for “calefaction” are calefactiō, calefaciō, Lactantius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“calefaction” in Latin

calefactiōwarming, heating calefaciōto warm or heat; to rouse or excite LactantiusA masculine cognomen — famously held by

The English word calefaction itself goes back to Latin caleō, through calefactio.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

calefaction s.

calefactio (Arcad., Dig.): calefactus, us (only in the ablative, Plin. and Lactantius), or by circumlocution: for the calefaction of anything, ad aliquid calefaciendum.

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What is the Latin word for calefaction?: The usual Latin words for “calefaction” are calefactiō, calefaciō, Lactantius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.