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Where does “carotin” come from?

carotin (English) comes from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

carotin (English): A red crystallizable tasteless substance...

Definitions

  1. A red crystallizable tasteless substance...

Ancestry of “carotin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarōta—
2Ancient Greekκαρωτόν—
3Ancient Greekκαρώ—
4Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →