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

Definitions

  1. carnivorous; carnivore

Ancestry of “carnivore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarnivorusfeeding on flesh, carnivorous, meat-eating
2Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
3Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carnivore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →