Etymology

callid

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Today it means: cunning or shrewd; crafty. Full definition →

Latin callidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Latincallum
  2. Latincalleō
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latincallidus
  5. English todaycallid

From Latin callidus, from callere (“to be thick-skinned, to be hardened”), from callum, callus (“callous skin, callosity, callousness”).

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