Where does “cartilaginos” come from?
cartilaginos (Romanian) comes from French cartilagineux, from Latin cartilaginosus, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
cartilaginos (Romanian): cartilaginous
Definitions
- cartilaginous
Ancestry of “cartilaginos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cartilagineux | cartilaginous, gristly |
| 2 | Latin | cartilaginosus | gristly |
| 3 | Latin | cartilāgō | Cartilage, gristle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |