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Where does “carotte” come from?

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

carotte (English): A cylindrical roll of tobacco

Definitions

  1. A cylindrical roll of tobacco

Ancestry of “carotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarottecarrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or...
2Latincarōta—
3Ancient Greekκαρωτόν—
4Ancient Greekκαρώ—
5Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
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