Where does “calli” come from?

calli (English) comes from English callus, from Latin callum, from Proto-Indo-European kal — hard.

calli (English): plural of callus

Definitions

  1. plural of callus

Ancestry of “calli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcallusA hardened area of the skin caused by repeated...
2LatincallumA hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankalhard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal →Every word from Latin callum →Every word from English callus →