Etymology of the English word caricature
the English word
caricaturederived from the French word
caricaturederived from the Italian word
caricaturaderived from the Italian word
caricarederived from the Latin word
carricare (charge)
derived from the Late Latin word
carrus (wagon)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kers-Date
The earliest known usage of caricature in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
caricatured,
caricaturingCognates
Dutch
karikatuur, French
caricature, German
Karikatur, Italian
caricatura, Lithuanian
karikatura, Norwegian
karikatur, Polish
karykatura, Russian
каpикaтypa, Swedish
karikatyrUsage
Word found in Modern English
