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Where does “carrot” come from?

Carrot comes from Middle French carotte, which derives from a root meaning the edible orange root vegetable.

carrot (English): A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...

Definitions

  1. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...

Ancestry of “carrot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkarette—
2TranslingualCaretta—
3Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
4Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
5Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
6Latinrēs—
7Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
8Latinvindicō—
9Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
10Latindīcō—
11Latin-tiō—
12Latindissertātiō—
13Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
14Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

Words derived from “carrot”

  • carotene
  • carotenoid
  • carroty
  • carotenemia
  • hypercarotenemia
  • carotenogenic
  • carrotlike
  • apocarotenoid
  • carotenol
  • ketocarotenoid
  • zeacarotene
  • carrotwood
  • carrotless
  • noncarotenoid
  • carotenosis
  • carrot top
  • carrotiness
  • beta-carotene
  • karoto
  • カロテン
  • カロテノイド
  • ベータカロテン
  • แคร์รอต
  • แครอท
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