Etymology of the English word carbuncle
the English word
carbunclederived from the Old French word
carbunclederived from the Latin word
carbunculus (live coal; red tophus; precious stone)
derived from the Latin word
carbo (charcoal; glowing coal; pencil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-derived from the Old French word
charbunclederived from the Latin word
carbunculus (live coal; red tophus; precious stone)
derived from the Latin word
carbo (charcoal; glowing coal; pencil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of carbuncle in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
carbuncledCognates
Dutch
karbonkel, French
escarboucle, German
Karfunkel, Icelandic
karbunkulisteinn, Italian
carbonchio, Norwegian
karfunkel, Spanish
carbunclo, Swedish
karbunkelUsage
Word found in Modern English
