Where does “carranca” come from?

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

carranca (Portuguese): scowl

Definitions

  1. scowl

Ancestry of “carranca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carranca”

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