Etymology of the English suffix -carp
the English suffix
-carpderived from the Latin suffix
-carpiumderived from the Greek word
karpos, καρπός (wrist; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerp-Derivations in English
apocarp,
archicarp,
ascocarp,
cleistocarp,
cystocarp,
endocarp,
epicarp,
exocarp,
mesocarp,
monocarp,
pseudocarp,
sarcocarp,
schizocarp,
sporocarp,
basidiocarp,
pyrenocarpUsage
Word found in Modern English
