Where does “incarnare” come from?

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

incarnare (Italian): To paint with the colour of flesh

Definitions

  1. To paint with the colour of flesh

Ancestry of “incarnare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinincarno—
2Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
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 “incarnare”

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