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Where does “carnezzeria” come from?

carnezzeria (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.

carnezzeria (Italian): butchershop

Definitions

  1. butchershop

Ancestry of “carnezzeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarnemeat, flesh
2Latincarnemaccusative singular of carō
3Latincarō—
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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