Where does “carbonate” come from?

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

carbonate (Italian): plural of carbonata

Definitions

  1. plural of carbonata

Ancestry of “carbonate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarbonatacoal pile; a stew of beef in red wine
2Italiancarbonecoal; charcoal
3Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →