Etymograph

English

quarrons

Quarrons may come from Italian carogna ‘carrion’, from Latin caro ‘flesh’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-1‘to cut off, sever’uncertain
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*karō1‘piece, portion’uncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaro2‘flesh’uncertain
  4. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*carōnia3uncertain
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentcarogna2‘carrion’uncertain
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1707quarrons2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin caro
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English quarrons
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Italian carogna
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1707, The Maunder's Praise of his Strowling Mort: “White thy fambles, red thy gan, / And they…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-Wiktionary, Latin caro‘to cut off, sever’uncertain
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*karōWiktionary, Latin caro‘piece, portion’uncertain
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaroWiktionary, English quarrons‘flesh’uncertain
  4. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*carōniaWiktionary, Italian carognauncertain
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentcarognaWiktionary, English quarrons‘carrion’uncertain
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1707quarronsWiktionary, English quarrons. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1707, The Maunder's Praise of his Strowling Mort: “White thy fambles, red thy gan, / And they…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off, sever’

short, across, share, cancer, screen, score, cross, shirt, circle, circuit, crucial, curve, circus, skirt, scare, circulation, curb, scrutiny, shrine, carnival, crest, cancellation, circa, scar, shred, scorpion, raffle, shear, circulate, scorn, shrewd, incarceration, crux, corona, carcinoma, corolla, riddance, circulatory, crepe, corgi, 111 more

through Proto-Italic *karō ‘piece, portion’

carnitas, 12 more

through Latin caro ‘flesh’

card, incarnation, carnage, incarnate, carnal, carnivorous, carnivore, carnation, 11 more

through Vulgar Latin *carōnia

carrion

Today it means

noun The body.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “quarrons”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin caro, Italian carogna. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / quarrons

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