καλο-τύπος ὁ δρυοκολάπτης

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `wood, logs (for burning), timber' (h. Merc. 112, Hes. Op. 427, Ion. trag., Call., Cyrene), also `wood for ships' = `ship' (Lacon. in Ar. Lys. 1253, X. HG 1, 1,23, Plu. Alk. 28.).

Other forms: mostly pl. -α,

Compounds: As 1. member in καλο-τύπος ὁ δρυοκολάπτης H., καλο-πέδιλα n. pl. "wooden shoes", kind of foot-fetters (Theoc. 25, 103); καλό-πους, - ποδος m. "wooden foot", i. e. `soemaker's last' (v. l. in Pl. Smp. 191a and Poll. 2, 195; Edict. Diocl.), also καλά-πους (Pl. l. c., Poll. 10, 141; after τετρά-πους?), with the diminutive καλοπόδιον (Gal. 6, 364 [v. l. - απ-], Suid.); as technical expressions καλόπους and καλοπόδιον reached in eastern languages, e. g Arab. qālib, from where Osman. kalyp `form, model' \> NGr. τὸ καλοῦπι `id.', MPers. kalapaδ, NPers. kālbud (Maidhof Glotta 10, 11; Bailey Trans. Phil. Soc. 1933, 49). - Quite doubtful however καλαρ\<ρ\>ύα `canal, water conduit' (Ambracian after sch. Gen. Φ 259), καλαρρυϜαί (cod. - γαί) τάφροι. Άμερίας H., after Schwyzer 438 n. 4 prop. "wooden water conduite" (?); similar καλαρῖνες ὀχετοι `water-pipe']. Λάκωνες H.; cf. ῥινοῦχος `canal' etc., see Kretschmer Glotta 4, 335.

Derivatives: κάλινος `of wood' (Epich., Lyc., A. R., Cyrene); dimin. (?) κάλιον (- ίον?) ξυλάριον, βακτηρίδιον; καλύριον (- ύφιον?) ξυλήφιον H.

Origin: IE [Indo-European]\/PGX

Etymology: To καίω, καῦσαι as `firewood'; cf. synonymous δᾱλός `fire-brand' from δαϜ-ελός ( δαίω), so κᾶλον could represent *κάϜ-ελον (Bq). As however Dor. κᾶλον cannot be derived from it, perh. from *κάϜ-αλον (Schwyzer 248, Lejeune Traité de phon. 234; on - ελο-: - αλο- cf. ἔταλον). However, a pre-form *καϜ-αλ- rather suggests a Pre-Greek form; also the connection with καίω does not seem certain. - From κᾶλα pl. Lat. cāla f. `dry wood, firewood'. - See καίω, and κῆλα.

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