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
Ancestry of “ĉarpio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | charpie | lint; shred |
| 2 | Old French | charpir | to pluck |
| 3 | Latin | carpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |