An Italian or Portuguese word meaning carbon or charcoal, sometimes used in English in specialized contexts.
From Italian and Portuguese carbone, derived from Latin carbon (coal). Borrowed directly from Romance languages.
This word shows how 'carbon' has the same root across European languages—Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese all use variations of 'carbone,' showing medieval Latin influence on modern European vocabulary.
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