Where does “cara” come from?
cara (Welsh) comes from Welsh caru, from Middle Welsh caru, from Proto-Brythonic karɨd, from Proto-Celtic kareti, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret — arranged, disposed; explained.
cara (Welsh): inflection of caru:
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Definitions
- inflection of caru:
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Ancestry of “cara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | caru | to love, like |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | caru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | karɨd | to love |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kareti | to desire, to wish |
| 5 | English | carrot | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root... |
| 6 | Middle English | karette | — |
| 7 | Translingual | Caretta | — |
| 8 | French | caret | loggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel |
| 9 | French | car | as, since, because, for; a single-decked... |
| 10 | Latin | quare | by what means, how; from what cause, on what... |
| 11 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 12 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 13 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 14 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 15 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 16 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 17 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 18 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |