Where does “carnivora” come from?
carnivora (Italian) comes from Italian carnivoro, from Latin carnivorus, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carnivora (Italian): female equivalent of carnivoro; feminine singular...
Definitions
- female equivalent of carnivoro; feminine singular...
Ancestry of “carnivora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | carnivoro | carnivore; man-eater; carnivorous |
| 2 | Latin | carnivorus | feeding on flesh, carnivorous, meat-eating |
| 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 |