Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calli-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: cal-li-
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kal- Proto-Indo-European *kal-wo-s? Ancient Greek κᾰλϝός (kălwós) Ancient Greek κᾰλός (kălós) Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos) English calli- From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).

Derived Forms

calliaphone calligraphy callimorph calliope callipygian callipygous Callisto

Questions

What does calli- mean?: beautiful
Where does calli- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kal- Proto-Indo-European *kal-wo-s? Ancient Greek κᾰλϝός (kălwós) Ancient Greek κᾰλός (kălós) Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos) English calli- From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).

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