Where does “carronyaire” come from?
carronyaire (Catalan) comes from Catalan carronya, from Italian carogna, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carronyaire (Catalan): scavenging, scavenger feeding on decaying flesh
Definitions
- scavenging, scavenger feeding on decaying flesh
Ancestry of “carronyaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | carronya | carrion, carcasse |
| 2 | Italian | carogna | carrion; swine |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | caronia | — |
| 4 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |