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Where does “karpho” come from?

karpho (Old High German) comes from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

karpho (Old High German): carp

Definitions

  1. carp

Ancestry of “karpho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
2Proto-Italickarpō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “karpho”

  • Karpfenteich
  • Karpfen
  • carpo
  • karpfe
  • karpe
  • Spigelkaarp
  • Graskaarp
  • Kaarp
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