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Where does “carieux” come from?

carieux (French) comes from French carie, from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

carieux (French): carious

Definitions

  1. carious

Ancestry of “carieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcariedecay , cavity; rot; rust
2Latincariēs—
3Latincareō—
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “carieux”

  • carious
  • noncarious
  • cariousness
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