Where does “charcoal” come from?
Charcoal derives from Middle English charcole, from Middle English cole, from Old English cawel, from Latin caulis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel-.
charcoal (English): Impure carbon obtained by destructive...
Definitions
- Impure carbon obtained by destructive...
Ancestry of “charcoal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | charcole | — |
| 2 | Middle English | charren | to change, turn |
| 3 | Old English | ċierran | to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |
Words derived from “charcoal”