Where does “carbonchioso” come from?
carbonchioso (Italian) comes from Italian carbonchio, from Latin carbunculus, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carbonchioso (Italian): carbuncular; smutty
Ancestry of “carbonchioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | carbonchio | anthrax; smut |
| 2 | Latin | carbunculus | carbuncle |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |