Words that come from Proto-Italic “kāros”

225 words across 36 languages descend from Proto-Italic kāros — including charity, charitable, cheer, cheering, Charity, cherish, caress, Kara.

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English (65)

French (29)

Spanish (19)

Italian (17)

Old French (12)

Norman (8)

Latin (7)

Norwegian Bokmål (7)

Portuguese (6)

Catalan (5)

Danish (5)

Middle English (5)

Esperanto (4)

Old Norse (4)

Faroese (3)

Istriot (2)

Middle French (2)

Swedish (2)

Icelandic (2)

Galician (2)

Occitan (2)

German (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Dalmatian (1)

Asturian (1)

Cebuano (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Maltese (1)

Japanese (1)

Faliscan (1)

Romansch (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Anglo-Norman (1)

Tagalog (1)

Late Latin (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)