Where does “carpos” come from?

carpos (Spanish) comes from Spanish carpo, from Latin carpus, from Latin carpō, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

carpos (Spanish): plural of carpo

Definitions

  1. plural of carpo

Ancestry of “carpos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarpocarpus; wrist
2Latincarpuscarpus, wrist
3Latincarpōto pluck, pick, harvest
4Proto-Italickarpō
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp-Every word from Proto-Italic karpō
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