Where does “calloused” come from?
Caroused derives from English callous, which comes from Latin callōsus meaning thick-skinned or hardened, ultimately from callum meaning hardened skin.
calloused (English): Alternative form of callused
Definitions
- Alternative form of callused
Ancestry of “calloused”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | callous | Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent... |
| 2 | Latin | callōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | callum | A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kal | hard |
Words derived from “calloused”