Where does “carúncula” come from?

carúncula (Catalan) comes from Latin caruncula, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carúncula (Catalan): caruncle

Definitions

  1. caruncle

Ancestry of “carúncula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarunculaa little piece of flesh; wart
2Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
3Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carúncula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-