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Where does “caribaria” come from?

caribaria (Late Latin) comes from Latin carivaria, from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “caribaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarivaria—
2Ancient Greekκαρηβάρειαheaviness of the head, dizziness, headache;...
3Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “caribaria”

  • charivari
  • shivaree
  • charivaric
  • charivari
  • xivarri
  • chalivali
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