Re: [tied] Re: caleo was [calendar]

<kalwos> occurred only in the dialects that hadn't lost the 'digamma" (<w>). In Attic Greek the word was <kalos>, one of the most familiar Greek adjectives! Use a better dictionary; if you need an online one, I recommend this:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform

Check the entry for <kalos>:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2352841

Piotr

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Subject: Re: [tied] Re: caleo was [calendar]



> I understand. Kalwo is not kalo tough, isnt it? I was looking just for
> "kalo" how George wrotte.In the online dictionary I use for greek there
> is no entry for "kalwos":-(
> And I do not remember that the name of Caloian is written
> "Calouian/Calwoian" but every person can make mistakes.
> Do you think there is no connection regarding colind, caloian, colaceri
> and greek kalein and latin *calo?
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