carene

carene · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάροινον
2. Latin · derived fromcarēnum
3. English todaycarene

From Latin carēnum or caroenum, from Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon), q.v.

carene · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromquadrāgēnus“40 each”
2. Late Latin · derived fromquadragēna“40-day period, Lent”
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromcarēna“40-day fast; remission of such a fast”
4. English todaycarene

From Medieval Latin carēna (“40-day fast; remission of such a fast”), from Late Latin quadragēna (“40-day period, Lent”) or quarantena (“40-day period”), from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Doublet of quadragene.

carene · noun³

1. Latin · derived fromcarīna“keel”
2. French · borrowed fromcarène“keel”
3. English todaycarene

From French carène (“keel”), from Latin carīna (“keel”).

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