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calo.

camp/soldier's servant; type of awkwardness/stupidity; low servant/drudge (L+S); wooden shoe;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈka.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.lo]
  1. to call, announce solemnly, call out

    Old-Latin · conjugation-1 · no-perfect
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *kalō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”). Cognate with Latin clāmō, clārus, classis, concilium, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Old English hlōwan (“to make a loud noise, roar, bellow”) (whence English low (“to moo”)). Another possible cognate is Proto-Slavic *kolkolъ (“bell”).

noun[ˈkaː.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.lo]
  1. a military servant

    declension-3
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verb
  1. alternative form of chalō

    alt-of · alternative · conjugation-1
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