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Where does “carioso” come from?

carioso (Italian) comes from Latin cariosus, 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...

carioso (Italian): carious

Definitions

  1. carious

Ancestry of “carioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincariosusrotten, decayed, carious; crumbly, friable;...
2Latincariēs—
3Latincareō—
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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