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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
1Latincallōsus—
2LatincallumA hard or thick substance; The hardened, thick...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankalhard

Words derived from “calloso”

  • callosità
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