Where does “caroço” come from?

caroço (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin carudium, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

caroço (Portuguese): stone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth

Definitions

  1. stone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth

Ancestry of “caroço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincarudium—
2Ancient Greekκαρύδιον—
3Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “caroço”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρυον →Every word from Ancient Greek καρύδιον →