Where does “-arotene” come from?

-arotene (English) comes from English carotene, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin rēs — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

-arotene (English): Used to form names of arotinoid derivatives

Definitions

  1. Used to form names of arotinoid derivatives

Ancestry of “-arotene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaroteneA class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary...
2EnglishcarrotA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...
3Middle Englishkarettecarrot
4TranslingualCarettagenus
5Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
6Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
7Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
8Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
9Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
10Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
11Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
12Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
13Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
14Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
15Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
16Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
17Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

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