Etymology of the English word carnassial
the English word
carnassialderived from the French word
carnassierderived from the Provençal word
carnassierderived from the Provençal word
carnassoderived from the Provençal word
carnderived 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 carnassial in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
