Where does “carbonado” come from?

carbonado (Italian) comes from Portuguese carbonado, from Portuguese carbono, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbonado (Italian): carbonado (black diamond)

Definitions

  1. carbonado (black diamond)

Ancestry of “carbonado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarbonadocarbonized
2Portuguesecarbonocarbon; Short for papel-carbono
3Frenchcarbonecarbon
4Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →