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Where does “carescere” come from?

carescere (Latin) comes from Latin carere, from Latin careo, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “carescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarerepresent active infinitive of careō; second-person...
2LatincareoI lack, am without; I am separated from; I am...
3Proto-Italickazēōto lack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “carescere”

  • carecer
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