Where does “cara-rugat” come from?

cara-rugat (Catalan) comes from Catalan cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

cara-rugat (Catalan): wrinkly-faced

Definitions

  1. wrinkly-faced

Ancestry of “cara-rugat”, step by step

cara-rugat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaraface; heads; face, surface
2Vulgar Latincaraface
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

via Catalan ruga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanruga—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →