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Where does “charbonnier” come from?

charbonnier (English) comes from French charbonnier, from Latin carbōnārius, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

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Ancestry of “charbonnier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharbonniercoalman; coal bunker; charbonnier
2Latincarbōnārius—
3Latincarbō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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