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Where does “caronia” come from?

caronia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “caronia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarō—
2Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “caronia”

  • crone
  • krang
  • cronehood
  • cronelike
  • carogna
  • charognard
  • charogne
  • kreng
  • carogne
  • krenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →