Where does “carbonar” come from?
carbonar (Spanish) comes from Italian carbonaro, from Italian carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carbonar (Spanish): to carbonize
Definitions
- to carbonize
Ancestry of “carbonar”, step by step
carbonar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian carbonaro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | carbonaro | A charcoal burner; A member of the carboneria... |
| 2 | Italian | carbone | 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 Catalan carbó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | carbó | carbon; coal |