Etymology of the English word carnal
the English word
carnalderived from the Late Latin word
carnalderived from the North French word
carnelderived from the Latin word
carnalis (carnal, fleshy, bodily)
derived from the Latin word
caro (meat, flesh; the_body)
derived from the Greek word
keiro, κείρω (to shear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker-Date
The earliest known usage of carnal in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
encarnalizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
