Where does “charognard” come from?

charognard (French) comes from French charogne, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

charognard (French): scavenger; vulture; scavenging

Definitions

  1. scavenger; vulture; scavenging

Ancestry of “charognard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharognecarrion; asshole, bastard
2Vulgar Latincaronia—
3Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →