Where does “carnally” come from?
Carnally derives from English carnal, from Latin carnalis, combining Latin carnō (flesh) with the Latin suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Italic karō and Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-.
carnally (English): In a carnal manner
Ancestry of “carnally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |