Where does “carene” come from?

carene (English) comes from Latin carēna, from Late Latin quadragēna, from Latin quadrāgēnus, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

carene (English): A fast of forty days on bread and water

Definitions

  1. A fast of forty days on bread and water

Ancestry of “carene”, step by step

carene traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin carēna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarēna
2Late Latinquadragēna
3Latinquadrāgēnusforty each; forty at a time
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via French carène

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarènehull; keel
2Italiancarenakeel; third-person singular present indicative of...
3Latincarinakeel of a ship; ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Latin carēnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincarēnumA reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to two thirds of the original volume
2Ancient Greekκάροινονcarenum, sweet wine boiled down
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Latin quadrāgēnus