English
carus
Carus comes from Ancient Greek κάρος ‘deep sleep’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκάροςkáros‘deep sleep’
- Englishtodaycarus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκάροςkáros‘deep sleep’
- Englishtodaycarus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘head’
horn, hart, cerebral, crater, grail, migraine, corny, cornea, cornet, procrastinate, cerebellum, cranium, keratin, cairn, rother, cerebrum, 51 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n- ‘top of the head/skull’
through Ancient Greek κᾰ́ρᾱ ‘head’
Today it means
noun deep coma or lethargy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κάρος / carus