noun, masculine/kaɾˈnifiθe/plural: carnífices
executioner
Synonyms: verdugo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker(H)- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *(s)kér(H)ō Proto-Italic *karō Latin carō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin carnificembor. Spanish carnífice Borrowed from Latin carnificem (“butcher”).