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Where does “calazio” come from?

calazio (Italian) comes from Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

calazio (Italian): chalazion

Definitions

  1. chalazion

Ancestry of “calazio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinchalazion—
2Ancient GreekχαλάζιονA small granule of hail
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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