Where does “Cara” come from?
Cara comes from Italian cara, feminine form of Italian caro, from Latin carus meaning dear or beloved, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂-.
Ancestry of “Cara”, step by step
Cara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | cara | feminine singular of caro; female equivalent of... |
| 2 | Italian | caro | dear beloved, or in the salutation of a letter, sweetheart |
| 3 | Latin | cārus | dear, beloved |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kāros | dear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₂ros | loved; dear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |
via Irish cara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | cara | friend |
| 2 | Middle Irish | cara | friend; relative |
| 3 | Old Irish | carae | friend; relative, kinsman; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | karants | friend |
Words derived from “Cara”