Where does “karcero” come from?

karcero (Esperanto) comes from Polish karcer, from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

karcero (Esperanto): a dungeon; a holding cell

Definitions

  1. a dungeon; a holding cell

Ancestry of “karcero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkarcersolitary confinement
2Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “karcero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →Every word from Polish karcer →