Where does “encaroçar” come from?

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

encaroçar (Portuguese): to form growths; to form undissolved chunks

Definitions

to form growths; to form undissolved chunks

Ancestry of “encaroçar”, step by step

encaroçar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese caroço

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	caroço	stone; any hard seed found inside a fruit; growth
2	Vulgar Latin	carudium	—
3	Ancient Greek	καρύδιον	—
4	Ancient Greek	κάρυον	nut
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱerh₂-	head, top; horn

via Portuguese Ar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	Ar	air
2	Old Portuguese	aire	—
3	Latin	aer	air; the lower atmosphere
4	Ancient Greek	ἀήρ	mist; air; wind
5	Ancient Greek	auhḗr	—

via Portuguese en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	en	—

Words derived from “encaroçar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρυον →Every word from Ancient Greek καρύδιον →