Where does “caroigne” come from?

caroigne (Old French) comes from Latin cariona, from Latin caro, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

caroigne (Old French): carrion

Definitions

  1. carrion

Ancestry of “caroigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincariona—
2Latincaroflesh, meat; pulp of a fruit; body
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →