Etymology of the English word caruncle
the English word
carunclederived from the Latin word
of caro (flesh, any fleshy eminence)
derived from the Latin word
carunclederived from the Latin word
caruncula (little piece of flesh; piece of tissue, fleshy growth)
derived from the Latin word
carere (be without, absent from, devoid of; card, comb)
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-derived from the Obsolete French word
carunculederived from the Latin word
caruncula (little piece of flesh; piece of tissue, fleshy growth)
derived from the Latin word
carere (be without, absent from, devoid of; card, comb)
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 caruncle in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
