Where does “unkerned” come from?
unkerned (English) comes from English kerned, from English Kern, from French carne, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
unkerned (English): Not kerned
Definitions
- Not kerned
Ancestry of “unkerned”, step by step
unkerned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kerned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kerned | Having part of the face projecting beyond the... |
| 2 | English | Kern | A corn; grain; kernel |
| 3 | French | carne | meat; nag; angle, corner |
| 4 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |