carp- I. combining form orcarpo- Etymology: French & New Latin, from Greek karp-, karpo-, from karpos fruit — more at harvest : fruit < Carpoidea, carpology > II. combining form orcarpo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek karp-, karpo-, from karpos wrist — more at wharf : carpus < carpitis > : carpus and < carpometacarpus > : carpal and < carpopedal >