Where does “carrion” come from?
Carrion comes from Old French caroigne, from Latin caro meaning flesh, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and sek-.
carrion (English): Dead flesh; carcasses; A contemptible or...
Definitions
- Dead flesh; carcasses; A contemptible or...
Ancestry of “carrion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | caroyne | — |