Where does “carbuncularly” come from?
carbuncularly (English) comes from English carbuncular, 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.
carbuncularly (English): In a way that involves or resembles one or more...
Definitions
- In a way that involves or resembles one or more...
Ancestry of “carbuncularly”, step by step
carbuncularly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carbuncular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbuncular | Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle |
| 2 | Latin | carbuncularis | carbuncular |
| 3 | Latin | carbunculus | carbuncle |
| 4 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |