Meaning

verb subject to harsh criticism

verb treat with boiling water

verb heat to the boiling point

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥h₁éh₁ti Proto-Italic *kalēō Latin caleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin calidus Latin caldus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti…

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