Where does “carbohidrato” come from?

carbohidrato (Spanish) comes from Spanish carbono, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

carbohidrato (Spanish): carbohydrate

Definitions

  1. carbohydrate

Ancestry of “carbohidrato”, step by step

carbohidrato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish carbono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarbonocarbon
2Frenchcarbonecarbon
3Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Spanish hidrato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhidratohydrate
2Frenchhydratépast participle of hydrater
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →