Where does “calligrafia” come from?

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

calligrafia (Italian): handwriting; calligraphy

Definitions

  1. handwriting; calligraphy

Ancestry of “calligrafia”, step by step

calligrafia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian calli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalliplural of calle; calli m; plural of callo
2Italiancallealley
3Latincallispath; rough, stony track
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Italian grafia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrafiaspelling; handwriting
2Ancient Greekγρᾰφήdrawing

via Occitan grafia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitangrafia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →Every word from Italian calle →