Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “carcelero” come from?

carcelero (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish carcelero, from Latin carcerārius, from Latin carcer, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carcelero (Spanish): relating or pertaining to jail or prison; jailer,...

Definitions

  1. relating or pertaining to jail or prison; jailer,...

Ancestry of “carcelero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcarcelerojailkeeper, prison warden
2Latincarcerārius—
3Latincarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →