Where does “cara” come from?
cara (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
cara (Galician): face; surface; feminine singular of caro
Definitions
- face; surface; feminine singular of caro
Ancestry of “cara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | cara | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cara | face |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |