Where does “κάλος” come from?

κάλος (Greek) comes from Italian callo, from Latin callum, from Proto-Indo-European kal — hard.

κάλος (Greek): callus, corn, bunion

Definitions

  1. callus, corn, bunion

Ancestry of “κάλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancallocallus; corn; blister
2LatincallumA hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankalhard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal →Every word from Latin callum →Every word from Italian callo →