Where does “carnalism” come from?
carnalism (English) comes from English carnal, from Latin carnalis, from Latin caro, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carnalism (English): The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism
Definitions
- The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism
Ancestry of “carnalism”, step by step
carnalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carnal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carnal | Relating to the physical and especially sexual... |
| 2 | Latin | carnalis | fleshly; carnal |
| 3 | Latin | caro | flesh, meat; pulp of a fruit; body |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |