Where does “karbon” come from?

karbon (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karbon (Norwegian Nynorsk): carbon

Definitions

  1. carbon

Ancestry of “karbon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “karbon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →