Where does “garua” come from?

garua (English) comes from Spanish garúa, from Portuguese caruja, from Latin cālīgō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

garua (English): A very fine mist or drizzle that visits the...

Definitions

  1. A very fine mist or drizzle that visits the...

Ancestry of “garua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgarúadrizzle; garua
2Portuguesecarujafog; drizzle
3Latincālīgōfog, mist, vapor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin cālīgō →Every word from Portuguese caruja →