Where does “caréner” come from?

caréner (French) comes from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

caréner (French): to careen

Definitions

  1. to careen

Ancestry of “caréner”, step by step

caréner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French carène

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarènehull; keel
2Italiancarenakeel; third-person singular present indicative of...
3Latincarinakeel of a ship; ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Latin carenare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarenare—

Words derived from “caréner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Latin carina →Every word from Italian carena →