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Where does “carriço” come from?

carriço (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin cariceus, from Latin carex — sedges.

Ancestry of “carriço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincariceus—
2Latincarexsedges

Words derived from “carriço”

  • carriço
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