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calleo.

to be callous or thickskinned

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkal.le.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈkal.le.o]
  1. to be callous or thickskinned

    conjugation-2 · intransitive · no-supine
  2. to be hardened or unfeeling

    conjugation-2 · figuratively · intransitive · no-supine
  3. to be skillful or wise by experience (in), versed (in)

    conjugation-2 · intransitive · no-supine
  4. to know (by experience), have knowledge of, understand

    conjugation-2 · no-supine · transitive
Where this word comes from

From callum (“hardened skin; callousness”) + -eō, possibly via an older lost adjective *callus (“hard”). (to be skillfull; to know): Compare typologically firmō (< firmus), Russian тверди́ть (tverdítʹ), затверди́ть (zatverdítʹ), утверди́ться (utverdítʹsja), утверди́ть (utverdítʹ) (<~ твёрдый (tvjórdyj)).

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