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Where does “cariēs” come from?

cariēs (Latin) comes from Latin careō, 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 “cariēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincareō—
2Proto-Italickazēōto lack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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