Where does “calloso” come from?

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

calloso (Italian): callous, horny

Definitions

  1. callous, horny

Ancestry of “calloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincallōsuswith a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous
2LatincallumA hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankalhard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal →Every word from Latin callum →Every word from Latin callōsus →