Where does “careto” come from?
careto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese careta, from Portuguese Cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
careto (Portuguese): a masked figure in the Portuguese carnival...
Definitions
- a masked figure in the Portuguese carnival...
Ancestry of “careto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | careta | grimace, smirk; face; mask; straightedge |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cara | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cara | face |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |