Where does “caroça” come from?
caroça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese caroço, from Vulgar Latin carudium, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
caroça (Portuguese): the capsule of a flax plant
Definitions
- the capsule of a flax plant
Ancestry of “caroça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | caroço | stone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | carudium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καρύδιον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρυον | nut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |