Where does “charbon” come from?

charbon (French) comes from Old French charbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

charbon (French): coal

Definitions

  1. coal

Ancestry of “charbon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcharboncoal
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “charbon”

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