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Where does “carpita” come from?

carpita (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin carpere, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “carpita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
3Proto-Italickarpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “carpita”

  • carpet
  • carpetbag
  • carpetbagger
  • carpetless
  • recarpet
  • carpetlike
  • carpetmaking
  • carpetmaker
  • carpetsweeper
  • carpetbaggery
  • carpetbeater
  • carpetway
  • carpetlayer
  • carpetable
  • carpetmonger
  • nanocarpet
  • carpetward
  • carpetball
  • carpet shark
  • carpeta
  • carpette
  • carpeta
  • カーペット
  • carpete
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