Where does “carota” come from?
carota (Catalan) comes from Catalan cara, from Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
carota (Catalan): grimace; grotesque mask
Ancestry of “carota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | cara | face; heads; face, surface |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cara | face |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |