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Where does “Καρπός” come from?

Καρπός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Καρπός (Ancient Greek): fruit, grain, produce, harvest; the product of...

Definitions

  1. fruit, grain, produce, harvest; the product of...

Ancestry of “Καρπός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “Καρπός”

  • carpal
  • carpus
  • pericarp
  • radiocarpal
  • mesocarp
  • endocarp
  • intercarpal
  • dipterocarp
  • ulnocarpal
  • parthenocarpic
  • syncarpous
  • carpopedal
  • sporocarp
  • carpogenic
  • Karpos
  • apocarpous
  • ascocarp
  • carpometacarpus
  • mericarp
  • intracarpal
  • carpophore
  • polycarpic
  • schizocarp
  • syncarp
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