Where does “calligrafo” come from?

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

calligrafo (Italian): calligrapher, calligraphist

Definitions

  1. calligrapher, calligraphist

Ancestry of “calligrafo”, step by step

calligrafo traces back through two 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 grafo

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