Where does “uncalloused” come from?
uncalloused (English) comes from English calloused, from English callous, from Latin callōsus, from Latin callum, from Proto-Indo-European kal — hard.
uncalloused (English): Not calloused
Ancestry of “uncalloused”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | calloused | Alternative form of callused |
| 2 | English | callous | Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent... |
| 3 | Latin | callōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | callum | A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kal | hard |