Etymology

carbonize

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Today it means: To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken. Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. English todaycarbonize

From carbon + -ize.

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