Where does “carpetball” come from?
carpetball (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.
carpetball (English): A game, similar to pool and played with pool...
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- A game, similar to pool and played with pool...
Ancestry of “carpetball”, 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 |