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Where does “caru” come from?

caru (Welsh) comes 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, from French car — second-person singular future passive indicative...

caru (Welsh): to love, like

Definitions

  1. to love, like

Ancestry of “caru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshcaru—
2Proto-Brythonickarɨdto love
3Proto-Celtickaretito desire, to wish
4EnglishcarrotA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...
5Middle Englishkarette—
6TranslingualCaretta—
7Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
8Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
9Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
10Latinrēs—
11Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
12Latinvindicō—
13Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
14Latindīcō—
15Latin-tiō—
16Latindissertātiō—
17Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
18Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...

Words derived from “caru”

  • gwladgarwr
  • carwr
  • caredig
  • cara
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