Where does “carnivore” come from?
carnivore (French) comes from Latin carnivorus, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carnivore (French): carnivorous; carnivore
Ancestry of “carnivore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carnivorus | feeding on flesh, carnivorous, meat-eating |
| 2 | Latin | carō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “carnivore”