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
Ancestry of “κάλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | callo | callus; corn; blister |
| 2 | Latin | callum | A hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kal | hard |