Where does “carpel” come from?

carpel (English) comes from French carpelle, from New Latin carpellum, from Ancient Greek κᾰρπός, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carpel (English): One of the individual female reproductive organs...

Definitions

  1. One of the individual female reproductive organs...

Ancestry of “carpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarpellecarpel
2New Latincarpellum—
3Ancient Greekκᾰρπόςwrist; fruit, grain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “carpel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰρπός →