Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kal-wo-s”

43 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s — including kaleidoscope, kaleidoscopic, Calliope, calotype, calliope, kaleidoscopically, Calliopean, calotypist.

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English (12)

Ancient Greek (11)

Translingual (5)

Italian (2)

Latin (2)

Hungarian (2)

French (2)

Greek (1)

Aromanian (1)

Japanese (1)

Cebuano (1)

Romanian (1)

Portuguese (1)

German (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s — 43 descendants | Etymology Explorer