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Where does “encarnat” come from?

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

encarnat (Catalan): incarnate; having a reddish color similar to that...

Definitions

  1. incarnate; having a reddish color similar to that...

Ancestry of “encarnat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincarnātus—
2Latinincarnō—
3Latincarō—
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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