Where does “carvão” come from?
carvão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese carvon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carvão (Portuguese): coal; charcoal; smut ; fungus of the genus...
Definitions
- coal; charcoal; smut ; fungus of the genus...
Ancestry of “carvão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | carvon | — |
| 2 | Latin | carbō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |