Where does “Calipso” come from?

Calipso (Portuguese) comes from Latin Calypso, from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ, from Ancient Greek καλύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Calipso (Portuguese): Calypso a moon of Saturn

Definitions

  1. Calypso a moon of Saturn

Ancestry of “Calipso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCalypsoCalypso a nymph who ruled the island of
2Ancient GreekΚαλυψώname of a sea nymph
3Ancient Greekκαλύπτωto cover; to put over as a covering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek καλύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ →