| 【heat】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hætu," "hæto," "hætan," and "hat." It carries the basic meaning of "heat." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "heat"]
heat ****[835] Heat is warmth or the quality of being hot.
hot ****[597] Something that is hot has a high temperature.
hotly ☆[5163] If people discuss, argue, or say something hotly, they speak in a lively or angry way, because they feel strongly.
[WORD ROOT]root heat
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] heat, hot
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) hætu, hæto, hætan, hat
[MEANING]root heat
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 hætu [=hæto]
- 【Old English】 hæto heat, warmth, quality of being hot; fervor, ardor
- 【Old English】 hætan to make hot; to become hot
- 【Old English】 hat hot, flaming, opposite of cold
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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heat ★★★★[835] noun from heat 〈 hot
【DEFINITION】 Heat is warmth or the quality of being hot.
【pl.】 heats
【ROOTs】 heat; heat
【Etymology】 《Old English hæto》 heat, warmth, quality of being hot; fervor, ardor
【First Known Meaning】 heat, warmth, quality of being hot; fervor, ardor
【DERIVATIVEs】 heat, heatable, heatless, hot, hotly, hotness
hot ★★★★[597] adjective from hot
【DEFINITION】 Something that is hot has a high temperature.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; hot < hotter < hottest
【SYNONYM】 spicy
【ANTONYM】 mild
【ROOTs】 hot(heat); heat
【Etymology】 《Old English hat》 hot, flaming, opposite of cold
【DERIVATIVEs】 heat, heatable, heatless, hot, hotly, hotness
hotly ☆[5163] adverb from hot
【DEFINITION】 If people discuss, argue, or say something hotly, they speak in a lively or angry way, because they feel strongly.
【SYNONYM】 closely
【COMPOSITION】 hot + ly
【ROOTs】 heat; heat
【Etymology】 《Old English hat》 hot, flaming, opposite of cold
【DERIVATIVEs】 heat, hot, hotly, hotness
Other words containing "heat"; heated, heater, heatwave
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
heal
head
have
harm
hap
hand
hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-
guard
grow
ground
