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Where does “cari” come from?

cari (Italian) comes from Italian cariare, from Italian carie, from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

cari (Italian): masculine plural of caro; plural of caro; Carians

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of caro; plural of caro; Carians

Ancestry of “cari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancariareto decay teeth; to corrode
2Italiancariedecay, caries, cavity; rot; caries
3Latincariēs—
4Latincareō—
5Proto-Italickazēōto lack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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