Where does “carpet shark” come from?
carpet shark (English) comes from English carpet, from Middle English carpette, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita, from Latin carpere, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
carpet shark (English): a shark of the order Orectolobiformes; a ferret
Definitions
- a shark of the order Orectolobiformes; a ferret
Ancestry of “carpet shark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | carpet | A fabric used as a complete floor covering; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | carpette | — |
| 3 | Old French | carpite | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | carpita | — |
| 5 | Latin | carpere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | carpo | I pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | karpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |