English
Shrapnel
Shrapnel comes from French charbon ‘coal, charcoal’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ker ‘to burn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ker‘to burn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarbōnem‘coal’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400charbon‘coal’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘coal, charcoal’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentCharbonnel
- EnglishtodayShrapnel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ker‘to burn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarbōnem‘coal’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400charbon‘coal’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘coal, charcoal’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentCharbonnel
- EnglishtodayShrapnel
Linked words
through Latin carbōnem ‘coal’
Today it means
name A surname
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ker / Shrapnel