Etymology Explorer › EnglishWhere 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 with a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous 3 Latin callum A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... 4 Proto-Indo-European kal hard
Words derived from “calloused”