Where does “Carpinus” come from?
Carpinus (Translingual) comes from Latin carpinus, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er-.
Ancestry of “Carpinus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carpinus | Hornbeam; European hornbeam; a variety of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *kh₂er- | — |