Where does “carbono” come from?

carbono (Portuguese) comes from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbono (Portuguese): carbon; Short for papel-carbono

Definitions

  1. carbon; Short for papel-carbono

Ancestry of “carbono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarbonecarbon
2Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carbono”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →