Where does “Caro” come from?

Caro (Spanish) comes from Latin cārus, from Proto-Italic kāros, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

Caro (Spanish): Carus

Definitions

  1. Carus

Ancestry of “Caro”, step by step

Caro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cārus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincārusdear, beloved
2Proto-Italickārosdear
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Spanish Carolina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCarolinaa tree of species Sideroxylon salicifolium (willow bully, white bully, willow bustic; syn. Dipholis salicifolia)

Words derived from “Caro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Proto-Italic kāros →