Where does “becarpet” come from?

becarpet (English) comes from English carpet, from Middle English carpette, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita, from Latin carpere, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

becarpet (English): To cover like a carpet

Definitions

  1. To cover like a carpet

Ancestry of “becarpet”, step by step

becarpet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carpet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpetA fabric used as a complete floor covering; Any...
2Middle EnglishcarpetteA fabric cover for beds or furniture; a tablecloth or throw
3Old Frenchcarpite
4Medieval Latincarpita
5Latincarperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
7Proto-Italickarpō
8Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-Germanicbiumifirst-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Germanic*beuną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-