Where does “carexar” come from?

carexar (Galician) comes from Galician cara, from Old Portuguese cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

carexar (Galician): to face, confront

Definitions

  1. to face, confront

Ancestry of “carexar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancaraface; surface; feminine singular of caro
2Old Portuguesecara—
3Vulgar Latincaraface
4Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →