Where does “carona” come from?

carona (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

carona (Portuguese): hitchhiking; hitchhiker

Definitions

  1. hitchhiking; hitchhiker

Ancestry of “carona”, step by step

carona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Cara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCara—
2Vulgar Latincaraface
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

via Spanish carona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaronasaddle

Words derived from “carona”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Vulgar Latin cara →