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

  1. the capsule of a flax plant

Ancestry of “caroça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaroçostone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth
2Vulgar Latincarudium—
3Ancient Greekκαρύδιον—
4Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρυον →Every word from Ancient Greek καρύδιον →