Where does “carpel” come from?

carpel (Old French) comes from Old French el, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

carpel (Old French): young carp

Definitions

  1. young carp

Ancestry of “carpel”, step by step

carpel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchelsomething else
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljosanother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old French carpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcarpecarp
2LatincarpaA carp
3Gothic𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰carp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Italic aljos →
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