Where does “charnel” come from?
charnel (Old French) comes from Late Latin carnale, from Latin carnalis, from Latin caro, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
charnel (Old French): carnal
Definitions
- carnal
Ancestry of “charnel”, step by step
charnel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin carnale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | carnale | graveyard; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | carnalis | fleshly; carnal |
| 3 | Latin | caro | flesh, meat; pulp of a fruit; body |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |