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callum.

hard/tough skin/hide, callus; callousness, lack of feeling; firm flesh/fruit;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkal.lũː]Classical-Latin[ˈkal.lum]
  1. A hard or thick substance.

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. The hardened, thick skin upon animal bodies, hide.

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. The hard skin or flesh of plants.

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. The hard covering of soil.

    declension-2 · neuter
  5. A callus, induration.

    declension-2 · neuter
  6. Hardness, callousness, insensibility, stupidity.

    declension-2 · figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, but possibly derived from Proto-Italic *kalnom, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”) (perhaps via suffixed zero-grade *kl̥H-no-(m)); see also Old Church Slavonic калити (kaliti, “to harden, cool”), Proto-Celtic *kaletos (“hard”), Sanskrit कलिका (kalikā, “bud”).

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