"pertaining to prisons or a prison," 1570s, from Latin carceralis, from carcer "prison, jail; starting place in a race course, enclosed space," from Proto-Italic *kar-kr(o)-, which is of uncertain origin (see incarceration).
carbs
carbuncle
carbuncular
carburetor
carcass
carceral
carcinogen
carcinogenic
carcinoma
card
cardamom