Where does “charogne” come from?

charogne (French) comes 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.

charogne (French): carrion; asshole, bastard

Definitions

  1. carrion; asshole, bastard

Ancestry of “charogne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincaronia—
2Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
3Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “charogne”

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