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Where does “cariare” come from?

cariare (Italian) comes 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...

cariare (Italian): to decay teeth; to corrode

Definitions

  1. to decay teeth; to corrode

Ancestry of “cariare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cariare”

  • carineria
  • carino
  • carina
  • cari
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