Where does “descaroçado” come from?
descaroçado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese descaroçar, from Portuguese caroço, from Vulgar Latin carudium, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
descaroçado (Portuguese): whose seeds have been removed
Definitions
- whose seeds have been removed
Ancestry of “descaroçado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | descaroçar | to remove seeds from fruits or bolls |
| 2 | Portuguese | caroço | stone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | carudium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καρύδιον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάρυον | nut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |