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Where does “carotenol” come from?

carotenol (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;...

carotenol (English): A yellow pigment; an alcohol of carotene

Definitions

  1. A yellow pigment; an alcohol of carotene

Ancestry of “carotenol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaroteneA class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary...
2EnglishcarrotA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...
3Middle Englishkarette—
4TranslingualCaretta—
5Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
6Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
7Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
8Latinrēs—
9Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
10Latinvindicō—
11Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
12Latindīcō—
13Latin-tiō—
14Latindissertātiō—
15Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
16Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
17Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
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