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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

Definitions

  1. carbuncular; smutty

Ancestry of “carbonchioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarbonchioanthrax; smut
2Latincarbunculuscarbuncle
3Latincarbō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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