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Where does “carnalis” come from?

carnalis (Latin) comes from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “carnalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarō—
2Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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