Where does “karikera” come from?

karikera (Swedish) comes from Italian caricare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

karikera (Swedish): caricature represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner

Definitions

  1. caricature represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner

Ancestry of “karikera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaricareto load, to stow; to take aboard, hoist, pick up;...
2Romanian-re-ing, -ation
3Latin-ārefirst conjugation
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye
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