How cool is Luke?
My feel is that the scale goes: Cold, cool, tepid, lukewarm, warm, hot... But the interest is in the origin of Luke in this usage. The web suggests it comes from lee, the sheltered side. Sounds a bit unlikely to me. Any ideas or answers?
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Re: Lukewarm
Unlukelee I think as you say.
According to this link:
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-hot-is-lukewarm
"Lukewarm actually comes from the Middle English word lukewarme. It was a combination of “luke" and “warm," and the “luke" part was an alteration of the Middle English word lew, which meant tepid."
I don't know, but it sounds authoritative!
According to this link:
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-hot-is-lukewarm
"Lukewarm actually comes from the Middle English word lukewarme. It was a combination of “luke" and “warm," and the “luke" part was an alteration of the Middle English word lew, which meant tepid."
I don't know, but it sounds authoritative!
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Re: Lukewarm
A more relevant reference is lukewarm.
Or, with some comments, here on the Agora. Or is that "in" the Agora?
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