Where does “carnal” come from?

carnal (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carnal (Portuguese): carnal; carnal; earthly; worldly; consanguineous

Definitions

  1. carnal; carnal; earthly; worldly; consanguineous

Ancestry of “carnal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecarnal—
2Latincarnālisfleshly
3Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “carnal”

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