Where does “carnōsus” come from?
carnōsus (Latin) comes from Latin carnis, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
carnōsus (Latin): fleshy, abounding in flesh
Definitions
- fleshy, abounding in flesh
Ancestry of “carnōsus”, step by step
carnōsus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin carnis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | carnis | meat, flesh; the body; sapwood |
| 2 | Latin | Taurus | Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
via Latin ōsus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōsus | having hated, loathed, detested |
| 2 | Latin | odī | to have an aversion towards, to hate, dislike |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ōdai | to hate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |