Etymology

caliduct

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Today it means: A pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes. Full definition →

Latin calidus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcalidus“warm”
  2. English todaycaliduct

Coined in 1624. From Latin calidus (“warm”) + -duct.

Words from the same roots

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