Where does “carvie” come from?

carvie (Early Scots) comes from Middle English carvi, from Old French carvi, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

Ancestry of “carvie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcarvicaraway or its seed
2Old Frenchcarvi
3Arabicكَرَاوِيَّا
4Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
5Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carvie

Every word from Ancient Greek κάρηEvery word from Ancient Greek καρώEvery word from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا
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