Where does “calipso” come from?

calipso (Romanian) comes from English Calypso, from English kaiso — A style of music popular in the Caribbean, a...

calipso (Romanian): calypso

Definitions

  1. calypso

Ancestry of “calipso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCalypsoA sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years
2EnglishkaisoA style of music popular in the Caribbean, a...
Every word from English kaiso →Every word from English Calypso →
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