Where does “careen” come from?
careen (English) comes from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
careen (English): To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose...
Definitions
- To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose...
Ancestry of “careen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | carène | hull; keel |
| 2 | Italian | carena | keel; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | carina | keel of a ship; ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “careen”