Where does “caligo” come from?

caligo (English) comes from Latin cālīgō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

caligo (English): dimness or obscurity of sight, caused by a speck...

Definitions

  1. dimness or obscurity of sight, caused by a speck...

Ancestry of “caligo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincālīgōfog, mist, vapor
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Latin cālīgō
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