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Where does “carbone” come from?

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

carbone (Italian): coal; charcoal

Definitions

  1. coal; charcoal

Ancestry of “carbone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carbone”

  • Carbonari
  • carbonara
  • Carbonarism
  • policarbonato
  • carbonamento
  • carbonaia
  • carbonate
  • carboncino
  • carbonatazione
  • carbonifero
  • carbonizzare
  • subcarbonato
  • carbonari
  • carbonioso
  • alla carbonara
  • carboniere
  • carbono
  • carbonare
  • carbonaro
  • carbonato
  • carbonata
  • carbonara
  • percarbonato
  • idrogenocarbonato
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