Where does “charbonnage” come from?
charbonnage (French) comes from French charbon, from Old French charbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
charbonnage (French): coal mining; The coal mines of a region; coaling
Definitions
- coal mining; The coal mines of a region; coaling
Ancestry of “charbonnage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | charbon | coal; anthrax; smut ; fungus of the genus... |
| 2 | Old French | charbon | coal |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | — |
| 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 |