Etymology

caries

car·ies
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Today it means: The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay. Full definition →

Latin cariēs ← Proto-Italic *kazēō ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱes-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kazēō
  3. Latincareō
  4. Latincariēs
  5. English todaycaries

Borrowed from Latin cariēs.

Words from the same roots

Latincariēs all →

carious

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