Etymology of the French word calorique
the French word
caloriquederived from the Latin word
calor (heat; warmth, glow)
derived from the Latin word
calere (be, feel, be kept warm)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelə-using the Latin suffix
-iqueDate
The earliest known usage of calorique in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in French
acalorique,
hypocaloriqueDerivations in other languages
English
caloric, Italian
calorico, Romanian
caloric
