Where does “protocarnívoro” come from?

protocarnívoro (Spanish) comes from Spanish carnívoro, from Latin carnivorus, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

protocarnívoro (Spanish): protocarnivorous

Definitions

  1. protocarnivorous

Ancestry of “protocarnívoro”, step by step

protocarnívoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish carnívoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarnívorocarnivorous; carnivore
2Latincarnivorusfeeding on flesh, carnivorous, meat-eating
3Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
4Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Spanish proto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishproto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-