Where does “carroñero” come from?
carroñero (Spanish) comes from Spanish carroña, from Italian carogna, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
carroñero (Spanish): disgusting
Definitions
- disgusting
Ancestry of “carroñero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | carroña | carrion |
| 2 | Italian | carogna | carrion; swine |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | caronia | — |
| 4 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |