Where does “cara” come from?

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

cara (Portuguese): face; heads; resemblance, appearance

Definitions

  1. face; heads; resemblance, appearance

Ancestry of “cara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecara—
2Vulgar Latincaraface
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “cara”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →