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Where does “callo” come from?

callo (Italian) comes from Latin callum, from Proto-Indo-European kal — hard.

callo (Italian): callus; corn; blister

Definitions

  1. callus; corn; blister

Ancestry of “callo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “callo”

  • callistenia
  • callistenico
  • paracalli
  • calli
  • callifugo
  • callosio
  • incallire
  • incallimento
  • κάλος
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