Etymology

caudle

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Today it means: A drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs. Full definition →

Middle English caudel ← Old Northern French caudel ← Medieval Latin caldellum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcaldus
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromcaldellum
  3. Old Northern French · derived fromcaudel
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcaudel
  5. English todaycaudle

Inherited from Middle English caudel, from Old Northern French caudel, from Medieval Latin caldellum, diminutive of Latin caldus, calidus (“warm”).

Words from the same roots

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