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Where does “carne” come from?

carne (French) comes from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carne (French): meat; nag; angle, corner

Definitions

  1. meat; nag; angle, corner

Ancestry of “carne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarō—
2Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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