Where does “carbono” come from?

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

carbono (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “carbono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarbonarefeminine plural of carbonaro; plural of...
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- →