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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal