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Where does “karpō” come from?

karpō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “karpō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “karpō”

  • carpet
  • excerpt
  • carpetbag
  • carpetbagger
  • carpetless
  • recarpet
  • carpetlike
  • excerptor
  • carpetmaking
  • carpetmaker
  • carpetsweeper
  • discerpible
  • carpetbeater
  • carpetbaggery
  • carpetway
  • excerp
  • discerp
  • carpetlayer
  • nanocarpet
  • decerpt
  • excerptive
  • carpetable
  • charpie
  • carpet shark
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