Where does “caranegre” come from?

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

caranegre (Catalan): black-faced

Definitions

  1. black-faced

Ancestry of “caranegre”, step by step

caranegre 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 negre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannegreblack; black person
2Old Catalannegre—
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →