Where does “descarbonizar” come from?
descarbonizar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish carbonizar, from Spanish carbón, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
descarbonizar (Portuguese): to decarbonize
Definitions
- to decarbonize
Ancestry of “descarbonizar”, step by step
descarbonizar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish carbonizar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | carbonizar | to carbonize |
| 2 | Spanish | carbón | coal; charcoal |
| 3 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Galician carbonizar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | carbonizar | — |
via Portuguese carbonizar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carbonizar | to char to burn something to charcoal |