Where does “alla carbonara” come from?

alla carbonara (Italian) comes from Italian carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

alla carbonara (Italian): with guanciale (pancetta), egg yolks, pecorino romano (a Roman sheep cheese), salt and pepper of pasta sauce

Definitions

  1. with guanciale (pancetta), egg yolks, pecorino romano (a Roman sheep cheese), salt and pepper of pasta sauce

Ancestry of “alla carbonara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarbonecoal; charcoal
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →