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Where does “carencia” come from?

carencia (Spanish) comes from Latin carentia, from Latin carere, from Latin careo, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

carencia (Spanish): lack, shortage

Definitions

  1. lack, shortage

Ancestry of “carencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarentianominative neuter plural of carēns; accusative...
2Latincarerepresent active infinitive of careō; second-person...
3LatincareoI lack, am without; I am separated from; I am...
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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