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Where does “cali” come from?

cali (Italian) comes from Italian calo, from Ancient Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.

cali (Italian): plural of calo; second-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. plural of calo; second-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “cali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalofall; drop, loss, decrease; first-person singular...
2Ancient Greekκαλόςbeautiful, lovely; good, quality, useful; good,...
3Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
4Spanish-scopio-scope
5Latin-scopium—
6Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
7Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
8Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
9Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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