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Where does “Carbonari” come from?

Carbonari (English) comes from Italian carbonari, from Italian carbonaro, from Italian carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Carbonari (English): Members of secret revolutionary societies founded...

Definitions

  1. Members of secret revolutionary societies founded...

Ancestry of “Carbonari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarbonariplural of carbonaro
2ItaliancarbonaroA charcoal burner; A member of the carboneria...
3Italiancarbonecoal; charcoal
4Latincarbō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “Carbonari”

  • Carbonarism
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