http://wordie.org/words/carnation Comments for the word 'Carnation' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/carnation#comments *awesome* etymology: from Italian incarnatino, which came from the Latin incarnato, something incarnate, made flesh, from in + caro, carn-, "flesh." It is related to carnation, etymologically the flesh-colored flower; incarnate, "in the flesh; made flesh"; and carnal, "pertaining to the body or its appetites." Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:30:21 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/carnation#comments