Where does “carbō” come from?

carbō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbō (Latin): charcoal, coal

Definitions

  1. charcoal, coal

Ancestry of “carbō”, step by step

carbō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₃-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₃-to feed, nourish, grow; porridge, soup

Words derived from “carbō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →