Where does “carbunculus” come from?

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

carbunculus (Latin): carbuncle

Definitions

  1. carbuncle

Ancestry of “carbunculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carbunculus

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