calli-
combining form
beautiful
⇒
calligraphy
Origin
from Greek kalli-, from kallos beautycalli-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “beautiful,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (calligraphy); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (callisthenics).
Origin
< Greek kalli- combining form of kállos beauty, akin to kalós beautiful, fair
Related Words
- calisthenics
- calligraph
- calliope
- calliopsis
- callipygian
- Kallikak
calli-a word element meaning 'beauty'.
[Greek kalli-, combining form of kallos]1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle (1862) 239Cold calipiver—our Jamaica Salmon.
Ibid. (1859) 395That calipeever so crisp in the boiling.
1866 Morn. Star 17 Mar., Such delicacies as the callipiver and turtle steaks.
1883 Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 170The Calipeva or Jamaica Salmon.
calli-
combining form
or callo- or cali- or calo-
Etymology: calli- from Latin, from Greek kalli-, from kallos beauty; akin to Greek kalos beautiful, Sanskrit kalya healthy; calo- from Medieval Latin, from Greek kalo-, from kalos; callo- & cali- from blending of other forms
: beautiful
< calligraph >
< Callorynchus >
< Calimeris >
: white
< calomel >
: beauty
< Calliphora >
or callo- or cali- or calo-
< calligraph >
< Callorynchus >
< Calimeris >
: white
< calomel >
: beauty
< Calliphora >
calli-
Prefix
- beautiful
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).
前缀：calli-
【词根含义】：漂亮
【词根来源】：来源于希腊语kallos(美人)或kalli-(漂亮的)。
【同源单词】：calligraphy