Where does “cariousness” come from?
cariousness (English) comes from English carious, from French carieux, from French carie, from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
cariousness (English): the state or quality of being carious, an...
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- the state or quality of being carious, an...
Ancestry of “cariousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | carious | Having caries ; decayed, rotten |
| 2 | French | carieux | carious |
| 3 | French | carie | decay , cavity; rot; rust |
| 4 | Latin | cariēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | careō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |