Where does “carnality” come from?
Carnality comes from English carnal plus the French suffix -ité, from Latin carnālis meaning "of flesh" plus the Latin suffix -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- meaning "to cut."
carnality (English): The state of being carnal; A preoccupation with...
Definitions
- The state of being carnal; A preoccupation with...
Ancestry of “carnality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 4 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |