Where does “carcer” come from?

carcer (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carcer (Old Portuguese): jail, prison

Definitions

  1. jail, prison

Ancestry of “carcer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “carcer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin carcer →