Where does “calistenia” come from?

calistenia (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

calistenia (Portuguese): calisthenics

Definitions

  1. calisthenics

Ancestry of “calistenia”, step by step

calistenia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σθένος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
2Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
3Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
4Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Ancient Greek κάλλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάλλοςbeauty; nobility; a beautiful person or thing
2Ancient Greekκᾰλόςbeautiful, morally beautiful, of good quality;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-wo-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro-