Where does “karikatura” come from?

karikatura (Czech) comes from French caricature, from Italian caricatura, from Italian caricare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

karikatura (Czech): caricature, cartoon

Definitions

  1. caricature, cartoon

Ancestry of “karikatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaricaturecaricature
2Italiancaricaturacaricature, antic; third-person singular present...
3Italiancaricareto load, to stow; to take aboard, hoist, pick up;...
4Romanian-re-ing, -ation
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Romanian -reEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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