Where does “charpie” come from?

charpie (French) comes from Old French charpir, from Latin carpō, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

charpie (French): lint; shred

Definitions

  1. lint; shred

Ancestry of “charpie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcharpirto pluck
2Latincarpōto pluck, pick, harvest
3Proto-Italickarpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “charpie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →