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Where does “charbonnier” come from?

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

charbonnier (French): coalman; coal bunker; charbonnier

Definitions

  1. coalman; coal bunker; charbonnier

Ancestry of “charbonnier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarbōnārius—
2Latincarbō—
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 “charbonnier”

  • charbonnier
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