Where does “Carlos” come from?

Carlos is the Spanish form of a name derived from Latin Carolus, which comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-, meaning to grow or become strong.

Carlos (English): Infante Carlos, Count of Molina

Definitions

  1. Infante Carlos, Count of Molina

Ancestry of “Carlos”, step by step

Carlos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Carlos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCarlos—
2LatinCarolusCharles
3Middle High GermanKarl—
4Old High Germankarlman
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Portuguese Carlos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCarlos—

Words derived from “Carlos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →