Where does “carestia” come from?

carestia (Portuguese) comes from Italian carestia, from Latin caristia, 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...

carestia (Portuguese): scarcity; shortage inadequate amount of something

Definitions

  1. scarcity; shortage inadequate amount of something

Ancestry of “carestia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarestiafamine, dearth
2Latincaristia—
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 →