Where does “encaroçado” come from?

encaroçado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese encaroçar, from Portuguese caroço, from Vulgar Latin carudium, from Ancient Greek καρύδιον, from Ancient Greek κάρυον, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

encaroçado (Portuguese): containing undissolved pellets; containing...

Definitions

  1. containing undissolved pellets; containing...

Ancestry of “encaroçado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseencaroçarto form growths; to form undissolved chunks
2Portuguesecaroçostone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth
3Vulgar Latincarudium—
4Ancient Greekκαρύδιον—
5Ancient Greekκάρυονnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρυον →Every word from Ancient Greek καρύδιον →