Etymology

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Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos)
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  1. Ancient Greekκᾰλός (kălós)
  2. Ancient Greekκάλλος (kállos)
  3. English todaycalli-

From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκάλλος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.