карцер

Russian

noun+

Definitions

lockup; punishment cell; sweatbox, isolation ward

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carcer (prison, jail) derived from German Karzer.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Karzer

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

carcer Latin
carcerālis Latin
Karzer German
Kerker German
*(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
carcern Old English
càrcer Catalan, Valencian
kerker Middle Dutch
carcar Old Irish
𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 Gothic
*karkros Proto-Italic
carcel Old Spanish
*karxar Proto-Brythonic