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Where does “carbonara” come from?

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.

carbonara (Italian): feminine singular of carbonaro; female equivalent...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of carbonaro; female equivalent...

Ancestry of “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 “carbonara”

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