Where does “carbuncular” come from?
carbuncular (English) comes from Latin carbuncularis, from Latin carbunculus, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carbuncular (English): Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle
Ancestry of “carbuncular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carbuncularis | — |
| 2 | Latin | carbunculus | carbuncle |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “carbuncular”