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
Ancestry of “calli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | callus | A hardened area of the skin caused by repeated... |
| 2 | Latin | callum | A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kal | hard |