Where does “carpear” come from?

carpear (Galician) comes from Galician carpir, from Old Portuguese carpir, from Latin carpō, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carpear (Galician): to fluff up

Definitions

  1. to fluff up

Ancestry of “carpear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancarpirto fluff up; to card; to tear off the hair
2Old Portuguesecarpir—
3Latincarpōto pluck, pick, harvest
4Proto-Italickarpō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →