Where does “karbonat” come from?
karbonat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French carbonate, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
karbonat (Norwegian Bokmål): a carbonate
Definitions
- a carbonate
Ancestry of “karbonat”, step by step
karbonat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French carbonate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carbonate | carbonate |
| 2 | French | carbone | carbon |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German Karbonat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karbonat | carbonate |