Where does “carnivorous” come from?

Carnivorous comes from Latin carnivorus, composed of Latin caro (flesh) and Latin voro (to devour), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to cut or separate.

carnivorous (English): Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic...

Ancestry of “carnivorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarnivorusfeeding on flesh, carnivorous, meat-eating
2Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
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

Words derived from “carnivorous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →