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Where does “incarnadine” come from?

incarnadine (English) comes from French incarnadin, from Italian incarnadino, from Italian incarnato, from Latin incarnātus, from Latin incarnō, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.

incarnadine (English): Of the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh;...

Definitions

  1. Of the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh;...

Ancestry of “incarnadine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchincarnadin—
2Italianincarnadino—
3Italianincarnatomasculine singular past participle of incarnare;...
4Latinincarnātus—
5Latinincarnō—
6Latincarō—
7Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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