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
Ancestry of “carranca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Cara | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cara | face |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
Words derived from “carranca”