Where does “carpete” come from?
carpete (Middle English) comes from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita, 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 “carpete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | carpite | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | carpita | — |
| 3 | Latin | carpere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | carpo | I pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karpō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |