Where does “carnal” come from?
Carnal derives from Latin carnalis, formed from Latin carō meaning flesh and the suffix Latin -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning to cut.
carnal (English): Relating to the physical and especially sexual...
Definitions
- Relating to the physical and especially sexual...
Ancestry of “carnal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carnalis | fleshly; carnal |
| 2 | Latin | caro | flesh, meat; pulp of a fruit; body |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “carnal”