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Where does “carminō” come from?

carminō (Latin) comes from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

Ancestry of “carminō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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