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carpinus

carpinus

hornbeam

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What it meant

1. carpinus — de Vaan

carpinus 'hornbeam' [m. o] (Cato+) Pit. *karp-i/eno~. IE cognates: maybe Hit. karpina- 'kind of fruit tree' < *(s)kerp-ino-; OPr. skerptus, Lith. skirpstas 'elm', skirpstus 'beech'. Since these trees are characterized by their serrated leaves, it is possible that they derive from a root 'to cut'. In that case, carpinus can be derived directly from carpo. cams BibL: WH I: 171, EM 101, IEW 938-947, Schrijver 1991: … — [de Vaan, s.v. carpinus, p. 108]

2. carpīnus — Lewis & Short

carpīnus, i, f.,

I hornbeam of two species,
I Alba or carpinus alone: Carpinus betulus, Linn.; now carpino bianco, Vitr. 2, 9, 12, p. 74 Bip.; Col. 5, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 15, 26, § 67; 16, 18, 30, § 74; 16, 43, 83, § 227. —
II Atra, now called sappino: Carpinus ostrya, Linn.; Cato, R. R. 31; cf. Plin. 16, 39, 75, § 193.

3. carpinus — Walde–Hofmann

carpinus, - f. „Hagebuche, Hainbuche, Carpinus betulus* (seit Cato, rom. -i- [Gröber ALL. 1, 543], carpineus „aus Buchenholz* seit Colum., rom. unsicher): lit. skifpstas ,Rüster*, skirpstüs „Rotbuche“, apr. skerptus „Rüster“ (Schrader RL. I? 172; lat. -a-, balt. -5aus idg. ,, Güntert Abl. 87, balt. -p- aus idg. p oder 5); Wz. *(s)gerep- „schneiden“ (s. carpö; Benennung von dem gesägten Blatt der Hainbuche und … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. carpinus, p. 203]

In the wild

6 of 10 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. carpinus (scan pp. 108-109; entry #212). Root candidates: *karp-.
  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. carpinus (scan p. 125; entry #1818).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. carpinus (scan pp. 203-204; entry #579). Root candidates: *sgerebh-, *gerebh-.

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