Etymology

califont

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Today it means: a type of water heater Full definition →

Latin cali(dus)
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcali(dus)“warm”
  2. English todaycalifont

Genericized trademark from Latin cali(dus) (“warm”) + font.

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