Where does “careta” come from?

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

careta (Catalan): mask

Definitions

  1. mask

Ancestry of “careta”, step by step

careta 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 taxonomic name Caretta

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