Where does “calli” come from?

calli (Italian) comes from Italian calle, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

calli (Italian): plural of calle; calli m; plural of callo

Definitions

  1. plural of calle; calli m; plural of callo

Ancestry of “calli”, step by step

calli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian calle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancallealley
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Italian callo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancallocallus; corn; blister
2LatincallumA hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankalhard

Words derived from “calli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →Every word from Italian calle →