Where does “callido” come from?
callido (Italian) comes from Latin callidus, from Latin calleō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
callido (Italian): shrewd, astute
Definitions
- shrewd, astute
Ancestry of “callido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | callidus | cunning, sly, crafty; wise, clever, ingenious |
| 2 | Latin | calleō | to be callous or thickskinned |
| 3 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |