Where does “carnesecca” come from?
carnesecca (Italian) comes from Italian carne, 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.
carnesecca (Italian): smoked and salted pork belly; jerky
Definitions
- smoked and salted pork belly; jerky
Ancestry of “carnesecca”, step by step
carnesecca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian carne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | carne | meat, flesh |
| 2 | Latin | carnem | accusative singular of carō |
| 3 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Italian secca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | secca | shoal, sandbank |