carbon
/ˈkɑːbən/KAHR-buhn
/ˈkɑɹbən/KAHR-buhn
Meaningcharcoal
Common meaning: a chemical element in all life
- carboncharcoalLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 290 · scan
Journey through time
- Proto-Indo-European*kar-‘bum’source
- Latincarbō, -ōnis‘charcoal’
- Englishmeaning shiftscharcoal → a chemical element in all lifecarbon‘a chemical element in all life’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin carbō ‘charcoal’.
Roots
- carbō, -ōnis Latin “charcoal”
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