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Where does “carnary” come from?

carnary (English) comes from Latin carnarium, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carnary (English): A vault or crypt in connection with a church,...

Definitions

  1. A vault or crypt in connection with a church,...

Ancestry of “carnary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarnariumsmoke chamber where meat is smoked; meat rack,...
2Latincarō—
3Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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