Where does “cárcere” come from?

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

cárcere (Portuguese): jail, prison

Definitions

  1. jail, prison

Ancestry of “cárcere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecarcerjail, prison
2Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “cárcere”

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