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Where does “karnero” come from?

karnero (Cebuano) comes from Spanish carnero, from Latin carnarius, from Latin carnem, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karnero (Cebuano): a sheep; a woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis"; a...

Definitions

  1. a sheep; a woolly ruminant of the genus "Ovis"; a...

Ancestry of “karnero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarneroa sheep, a ram; sheepskin; mutton
2Latincarnariusflesh; butcher
3Latincarnemaccusative singular of carō
4Latincarō—
5Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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