Where does “carbonate” come from?

carbonate (French) comes from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbonate (French): carbonate

Definitions

  1. carbonate

Ancestry of “carbonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarbonecarbon
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carbonate

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