Where does “carnalist” come from?
carnalist (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.
carnalist (English): A sensualist
Definitions
- A sensualist
Ancestry of “carnalist”, step by step
carnalist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |