Where does “careca” come from?

careca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carecer, from Vulgar Latin caresco, 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...

careca (Portuguese): bald having no hair on the head

Definitions

  1. bald having no hair on the head

Ancestry of “careca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarecerto lack, to be lacking
2Vulgar Latincaresco—
3Latincareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic kazēō →