Where does “carpe” come from?
carpe (Occitan) comes from Latin carpinus, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er-.
Ancestry of “carpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carpinus | Hornbeam; European hornbeam; a variety of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *kh₂er- | — |
Words derived from “carpe”