callis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) path, footpath
2. (declension-3, feminine, masculine) rough, stony track

Concepts

path

🛣️

mountain path

forest path

track

druidism

trail

Wicca

trackway

footpath

pathway

Synonyms

semita

via

🛣️

sēmita

Translations

pad

🛣️

sentiero

🛣️

sentier

🛣️

caminho

🛣️

senda

yol

🛣️

camino

sendero

chemin

🛣️

vereda

δρόμος

’ðromos

μονοπάτί

Fußweg

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkal.lɪs]

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to drive”), and compared with celer (“fast”). De Vaan prefers to link the word to callum (“hard substance, callus”) instead, considering the "rough" connotations of both terms.