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Where does “carcer” come from?

carcer (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carcer (Latin): prison, jail; jailbird; traps

Definitions

  1. prison, jail; jailbird; traps

Ancestry of “carcer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “carcer”

  • chart
  • charter
  • charting
  • charterer
  • incarcerate
  • carceral
  • recharter
  • statechart
  • chartroom
  • chartist
  • chartbook
  • chartless
  • chartism
  • chartjunk
  • unchartable
  • chartable
  • rechart
  • wallchart
  • chartwork
  • incarcerator
  • chartlike
  • reincarcerate
  • charterless
  • chartometer
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