Where does “carpelle” come from?

carpelle (French) comes from New Latin carpellum, from Ancient Greek κᾰρπός, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carpelle (French): carpel

Definitions

  1. carpel

Ancestry of “carpelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincarpellum
2Ancient Greekκᾰρπόςwrist; fruit, grain
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “carpelle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp-Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰρπός