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Where does “κάλλος” come from?

κάλλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κᾰλός, from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

κάλλος (Ancient Greek): beauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing

Definitions

  1. beauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing

Ancestry of “κάλλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “κάλλος”

  • calligraphy
  • calisthenics
  • calligrapher
  • calisthenic
  • callipygous
  • calli-
  • microcalligraphy
  • caligrafía
  • calistenia
  • calligrafo
  • calli-
  • calligrafia
  • calligrafico
  • calligrafismo
  • calligramma
  • callipige
  • Callipigia
  • каллиграфия
  • calligraphie
  • calligraphier
  • calistenia
  • caligrafia
  • califasia
  • カリグラフィー
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