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carbon

/ˈkɑːbən/KAHR-buhn
/ˈkɑɹbən/KAHR-buhn

Meaningcharcoal

Common meaning: a chemical element in all life

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KAR‘bum’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 57, p. 732 · scan
  2. Latincarbō, -ōnis‘charcoal’
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscharcoal → a chemical element in all lifecarbon‘a chemical element in all life’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin carbō ‘charcoal’.

Roots

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