Where does “caries” come from?
caries (Spanish) comes from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, 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...
caries (Spanish): caries, cavity
Ancestry of “caries”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cariēs | — |
| 2 | Latin | careō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “caries”