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
Ancestry of “charpie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | charpir | to pluck |
| 2 | Latin | carpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | karpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “charpie”