carcer

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • prison, jail
  • jailbird
  • traps (barriers at start of a horse race)
  • commencement, beginning
  • starting gate

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Italic *karkros (enclosure) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (circular).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kr-kr-

Gloss

circular

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

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