Where does “karaat” come from?
karaat (Dutch) comes from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
karaat (Dutch): carat
Definitions
- carat
Ancestry of “karaat”, step by step
karaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French carat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | carat | carat (measure of purity of gold) |
| 2 | Italian | carato | carat; share; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Arabic | قِيرَاط | carat; husk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |
via Greek keration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | keration | — |