Where does “hidrocarburo” come from?
hidrocarburo (Spanish) comes from Spanish carburo, from Spanish carbono, from French carbone, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
hidrocarburo (Spanish): hydrocarbon
Ancestry of “hidrocarburo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | carburo | carbide |
| 2 | Spanish | carbono | carbon |
| 3 | French | carbone | carbon |
| 4 | Latin | carbō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |