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Where does “carbonitzar” come from?

carbonitzar (Catalan) comes from Catalan carbó, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbonitzar (Catalan): to carbonize

Definitions

  1. to carbonize

Ancestry of “carbonitzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancarbócarbon; coal
2Latincarbō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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