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callous (adj.)
c. 1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin
callosus
"thick-skinned," from
callus
,
callum
"hard skin" (see
callus
). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related:
Callously
;
callousness
.
