charnel

English

[tʃɑːɹnəl], [tʃɑːnəl]

noun

Definitions

A chapel attached to a mortuary.
A repository for dead bodies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French charnel derived from Latin carnāle, carnālis (of the flesh, fleshly).

Origin

Latin

carnālis

Gloss

of the flesh, fleshly

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

carnal English
uncharnel English
carnāle Latin
carnālis Latin
carnale Italian
charnel French
carnal Spanish, Castilian
*(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
charn Old French
charnel Old French
carnal Catalan, Valencian
charnel Middle French
carnal Old Portuguese
carnual Dalmatian