Where does “Καλλιμάχειος” come from?
Καλλιμάχειος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος, from Ancient Greek κᾰλλῐ́μᾰχος, from Ancient Greek κάλλος, from Ancient Greek κᾰλός, from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.
Καλλιμάχειος (Ancient Greek): Callimachean
Definitions
- Callimachean
Ancestry of “Καλλιμάχειος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Καλλίμαχος | in particular, the Hellenistic scholar and poet Callimachus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κᾰλλῐ́μᾰχος | fighting nobly |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάλλος | beauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰλός | beautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kal-wo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kal- | hard; beautiful; handsome |