Where does “cárcel” come from?

cárcel (Asturian) comes from Portuguese cárcere, from Old Portuguese carcer, from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cárcel (Asturian): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “cárcel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecárcerejail, prison
2Old Portuguesecarcerjail, prison
3Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →Every word from Old Portuguese carcer →
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