Where does “Clara” come from?

Clara (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Claro, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Clara (Portuguese): the white of an egg

Definitions

  1. the white of an egg

Ancestry of “Clara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseClarolight pale in colour
2Latinclārusclear, bright
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “Clara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Portuguese Claro →
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