Where does “kroot” come from?

kroot (Dutch) comes from French carote, from French carotte, from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

kroot (Dutch): beet

Definitions

  1. beet

Ancestry of “kroot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarote—
2Frenchcarottecarrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or...
3Latincarōtacarrot
4Ancient Greekκαρωτόνcarrot
5Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
6Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν →