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Where does “καρωτόν” come from?

καρωτόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

Ancestry of “καρωτόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαρώ—
2Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →