Where does “Callisto” come from?

Callisto comes from Ancient Greek Καλλιστώ, the superlative form of Ancient Greek κᾰ́λλος meaning "beauty."

Callisto (English): A nymph of Artemis

Definitions

  1. A nymph of Artemis

Ancestry of “Callisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCallistoCallisto
2Ancient GreekΚαλλιστώ—
3Ancient Greek-ωending of the first-person singular thematic present
4Proto-Indo-European-étiForms

Words derived from “Callisto”

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