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Where does “karbo” come from?

karbo (Esperanto) comes from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karbo (Esperanto): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “karbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarbō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “karbo”

  • lignokarbo
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