Where does “karbon” come from?
karbon (Cebuano) comes from Spanish carbón, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
karbon (Cebuano): coal; a black rock formed from prehistoric plant...
Definitions
- coal; a black rock formed from prehistoric plant...
Ancestry of “karbon”, step by step
karbon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish carbón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | carbón | coal; charcoal |
| 2 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English carbon paper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbon paper | Paper with one of the faces impregnated with... |