calleo

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Latin

Etymology

From callum (hardened skin; callousness) +‎ -eō, possibly via an older lost adjective *callus (hard).

Pronunciation

Verb

calleō (present infinitive callēre, perfect active calluī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to be callous or thickskinned
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to be hardened or unfeeling
  3. (intransitive) to be skillful or wise by experience (in), versed (in)
  4. (transitive) to know (by experience), have knowledge of, understand

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: incallire
  • Romanian: încăla

References

  • calleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • calleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • calleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.