Where does “beta-carotene” come from?
beta-carotene (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;...
beta-carotene (English): A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene,...
Definitions
- A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene,...
Ancestry of “beta-carotene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | carotene | A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary... |
| 2 | English | carrot | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root... |
| 3 | Middle English | karette | — |
| 4 | Translingual | Caretta | — |
| 5 | French | caret | loggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel |
| 6 | French | car | as, since, because, for; a single-decked... |
| 7 | Latin | quare | by what means, how; from what cause, on what... |
| 8 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 9 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 10 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 11 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 12 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 13 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 14 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 15 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 16 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 17 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
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