Where does “cárcel” come from?

cárcel (Leonese) comes from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cárcel (Leonese): prison

Definitions

  1. prison

Ancestry of “cárcel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →