Where does “garúa” come from?

garúa (Spanish) comes from Portuguese caruja, from Latin cālīgō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

garúa (Spanish): drizzle; garua

Definitions

  1. drizzle; garua

Ancestry of “garúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarujafog; drizzle
2Latincālīgōfog, mist, vapor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “garúa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin cālīgō →Every word from Portuguese caruja →