ENGLISH ROOT WORD: carbo-, carb- from Latin carbo, carbonis

【carbo-, carb-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "carbon"
from Latin "carbo, carbonis"

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[WORD ROOT]root carbo
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] carbo, carbon
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) carbo, carbonis
[MEANING]root carbon

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 carbo [nominative of carbonem] a coal, glowing coal; charcoal
• 【Latin】 carbonis [genitive singular of carbo]

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

carbohydrate, carbon, carbonate, carborundum, decarbonise, decarbonize, radiocarbon

 

 

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

carbohydrate [noun] from hydrate < hydro
【DEFINITION】 Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
【pl.】 carbohydrates
【ROOTs】 ⑴ carbo; carbon ⑵ hydr(hydro); water ⑶ ate; noun suffix

carbon [noun] from carbon
【DEFINITION】 Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
【pl.】 carbons
【DERIVATIVEs】 carbonous, carbon
【ROOTs】 ⑴ carb(carbo); carbon ⑵ on; noun suffix

carbonate [noun] from carbon
【DEFINITION】 Carbonate is used in the names of some substances that are formed from carbonic acid, which is a compound of carbon dioxide and water.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 compound formed by the union of carbonic acid with a base
【ROOTs】 ⑴ carbon(carbo); carbon ⑵ ate; noun suffix

carborundum [noun] from carborundum < carbon
【DEFINITION】 any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 carbo; carbon

decarbonise [verb] from carbon
【DEFINITION】 to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; prefix ⑵ carb(carbo); carbon ⑶ on; noun suffix ⑷ ise; verb suffix

decarbonize [verb] from carbon
【DEFINITION】 to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under, off ⑵ carb(carbo); carbon ⑶ on; noun suffix ⑷ ize; verb suffix

radiocarbon [noun] from radiocarbon < carbon
【DEFINITION】 Radiocarbon is a type of carbon which is radioactive, and which therefore breaks up slowly at a regular rate. Its presence in an object can be measured in order to find out how old the object is.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ radio(radi); beam, spoke ⑵ carbon(carbo); carbon

 

 

 

 

Other word list containing carbo-, carb-; carbazole, bicarbonate, carbonation, Carboniferous, carbuncle

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

car
capt-, ceive-, cept-
caps
cant-, cent-
cap
cane
cand-, cend-
camp
calli-, calo-, cal, kal-
cale-, cal-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: car from Latin carrus, carra, carrum, carricare

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