Where does “άνθρακας” come from?

άνθρακας (Greek) comes from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

άνθρακας (Greek): carbon; coal; charcoal

Definitions

  1. carbon; coal; charcoal

Ancestry of “άνθρακας”, step by step

άνθρακας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French carbone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarbonecarbon
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via English anthrax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanthraxAn acute infectious disease of herbivores,...
2Ancient Greekἄνθραξcharcoal; a deep red precious stone, a carbuncle;...

Words derived from “άνθρακας”

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