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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 , egg yolks, pecorino romano ,...

Definitions

  1. with guanciale , egg yolks, pecorino romano ,...

Ancestry of “alla carbonara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarbonecoal; charcoal
2Latincarbō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “alla carbonara”

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