Where does “carrancudo” come from?
carrancudo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese carranca, from Portuguese Cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
carrancudo (Portuguese): sullen; bad-tempered
Ancestry of “carrancudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | carranca | scowl |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cara | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cara | face |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |