Where does “carpí” come from?

carpí (Catalan) comes from Catalan carpa, from Spanish carpa, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 — carp.

carpí (Catalan): a fish of genus Carassius, especially the crucian carp

Definitions

  1. a fish of genus Carassius, especially the crucian carp

Ancestry of “carpí”, step by step

carpí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan carpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancarpacarp
2Spanishcarpacarp; tent; a kind of comedic and musical...
3Late Latincarpa—
4Gothic𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰carp

via Latin carpinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincarpinusHornbeam; European hornbeam; a variety of...
2Proto-Indo-European*kh₂er-—
Every word from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 →Every word from Late Latin carpa →Every word from Spanish carpa →