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Where does “carnify” come from?

carnify (English) comes from Latin carnificare, from Latin carnis, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

carnify (English): To form flesh; to become like flesh

Definitions

  1. To form flesh; to become like flesh

Ancestry of “carnify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarnificareto carnify
2Latincarnismeat, flesh; the body; sapwood
3LatinTaurus—
4Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

Words derived from “carnify”

  • recarnify
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