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
Definitions
- Not calloused
Ancestry of “uncalloused”, step by step
uncalloused traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calloused
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calloused | Alternative form of callused |
| 2 | English | callous | Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent... |
| 3 | Latin | callōsus | with a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous |
| 4 | Latin | callum | A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kal | hard |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |