Where does “carious” come from?
Carious derives from French carieux, from French carie, from Latin caries meaning decay, from Latin careo meaning to lack or be without, traced to Proto-Italic kazēō and Proto-Indo-European ḱes-.
carious (English): Having caries decayed, rotten
Definitions
- Having caries decayed, rotten
Ancestry of “carious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carieux | carious |
| 2 | French | carie | decay uncountable, cavity countable process or result of bone or teeth being gradually decomposed |
| 3 | Latin | cariēs | decay, rot, rottenness, corruption |
| 4 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |