Where does “ĉarpio” come from?

ĉarpio (Esperanto) comes from French charpie, from Old French charpir, from Latin carpō, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

ĉarpio (Esperanto): lint

Definitions

  1. lint

Ancestry of “ĉarpio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharpielint; shred
2Old Frenchcharpirto pluck
3Latincarpōto pluck, pick, harvest
4Proto-Italickarpō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →