The story
- Latin · derived fromcarneus“fleshy”
- Medieval Latin · derived fromcarneolus“carnelian”
- English todaycarneol
From Medieval Latin carneolus (“carnelian”), diminutive of Latin carneus (“fleshy”).
Words from the same roots
Latincarneus all →
carneous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.