Where does “carn” come from?

carn (Old French) comes from Latin carnem, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carn (Old French): Alternative form of char

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of char

Ancestry of “carn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarnemaccusative singular of carō
2Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
3Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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