Where does “callistenico” come from?

callistenico (Italian) comes from Italian callistenia, from Italian calli-, from Ancient Greek κάλλος, from Ancient Greek κᾰλός, from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

callistenico (Italian): calisthenic

Definitions

  1. calisthenic

Ancestry of “callistenico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancallisteniacalisthenics
2Italiancalli-calli
3Ancient Greekκάλλοςbeauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing
4Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal-wo-s →Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰλός →