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kallos
Greek · ancient
"beauty"
beauty, combined with graphein (to write)
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calligraphia
New Latin · 1600s
"beautiful writing"
formed from Greek kallos (beauty) and graphein (to write)
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calligraphy
English · 1600s
"the art of beautiful handwriting"
settled as the English word for the art of beautiful handwriting
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