Where does “carpetweed” come from?
carpetweed (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.
carpetweed (English): A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata)
Definitions
- A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata)
Ancestry of “carpetweed”, step by step
carpetweed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carpet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carpet | A fabric used as a complete floor covering; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | carpette | A fabric cover for beds or furniture; a tablecloth or throw |
| 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 |