Where does “Calenus” come from?

Calenus (Latin) comes from Latin Calēs, from West Flemish Kales, from Latin Caletum, from Proto-Celtic kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

Calenus (Latin): Of, or from, Cales; A Roman cognomen — famously...

Definitions

  1. Of, or from, Cales; A Roman cognomen — famously...

Ancestry of “Calenus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCalēs
2West FlemishKales
3LatinCaletumCalais
4Proto-Celtickaletoshard
5Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal-
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