Where does “carota” come from?

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

carota (Catalan): grimace; grotesque mask

Definitions

  1. grimace; grotesque mask

Ancestry of “carota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaraface; heads; face, surface
2Vulgar Latincaraface
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →