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Where does “carne” come from?

carne (Italian) comes from Latin carnem, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carne (Italian): meat, flesh

Definitions

  1. meat, flesh

Ancestry of “carne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarnemaccusative singular of carō
2Latincarō—
3Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carne”

  • carnificazione
  • carnagione
  • batticarne
  • carnezzeria
  • carnivoro
  • carnivora
  • carnaio
  • carniere
  • carname
  • tritacarne
  • carnation
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