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Where does “carbonate” come from?

Carbonate comes from French carbonate, from New Latin carbonatem, from Latin carbo meaning charcoal or coal, from Proto-Indo-European ker-.

carbonate (English): Any salt or ester of carbonic acid; To charge ...

Definitions

  1. Any salt or ester of carbonic acid; To charge ...

Ancestry of “carbonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbonThe chemical element with an atomic number of 6....
2EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
3Middle Englishbogett—
4Old Frenchbougette—
5Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
6Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
7Gaulishbolgābag, sack
8Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “carbonate”

  • bicarbonate
  • polycarbonate
  • carbonation
  • carbonatite
  • subcarbonate
  • decarbonation
  • hydrocarbonate
  • carbonatic
  • noncarbonate
  • carbonatization
  • percarbonate
  • diethylpyrocarbonate
  • pyrocarbonate
  • carbonatitic
  • thiocarbonate
  • hydroxycarbonate
  • dicarbonate
  • monocarbonate
  • carbonatation
  • carbonator
  • oxycarbonate
  • dithiocarbonate
  • decarbonate
  • supercarbonate
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