Where does “carcere” come from?

carcere (Italian) comes from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carcere (Italian): jail, prison; imprisonment

Definitions

  1. jail, prison; imprisonment

Ancestry of “carcere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “carcere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →
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