Where does “carino” come from?
carino (Italian) comes from Italian cariare, from Italian carie, from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
carino (Italian): nice; pretty; good-looking
Definitions
- nice; pretty; good-looking
Ancestry of “carino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | cariare | to decay teeth; to corrode |
| 2 | Italian | carie | decay, caries, cavity; rot; caries |
| 3 | Latin | cariēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | careō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “carino”