English
caruncle
Caruncle comes from Latin caruncula ‘a little piece of flesh’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut off, sever’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*karō‘piece, portion’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarō‘flesh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaruncula‘a little piece of flesh’diminutive of carō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600caruncule
- Englishtodaycaruncle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut off, sever’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*karō‘piece, portion’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcarō‘flesh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaruncula‘a little piece of flesh’diminutive of carō
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600caruncule
- Englishtodaycaruncle
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’
short, across, cross, share, screen, score, shirt, cancer, circuit, circle, curve, crucial, circus, circulation, skirt, curb, shrine, crest, scare, scrutiny, carnival, cancellation, corona, scorpion, circa, shred, scar, shear, circulate, corolla, scorn, shrewd, raffle, incarceration, cirque, circulatory, crepe, carcinoma, corgi, crux, 112 more
through Proto-Italic *karō ‘piece, portion’
through Latin carō ‘flesh’
card, incarnation, carnage, carnal, carnivorous, incarnate, carnation, carnivore, carrion, 11 more
Today it means
noun A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / caruncle