Chaleur
/ʃa.lœʁ/noun
Heat; warmth.
Did you know?Chaleur descends from Latin *calor*, the same root behind “calorie,” so even your body’s energy measurement is tied to the old idea of heat as power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kel-
“to be warm, to heat”
Latin
Latin
calor
“heat, warmth”
Late Latin
Latin
calorem / calōrem
“heat”
Old French
Old French
chalor
“heat, warmth”
Modern French
French
chaleur
“heat, warmth”