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Where does “noncarotenoid” come from?

noncarotenoid (English) comes from English carotenoid, from English carotene, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare — second-person singular future passive indicative...

noncarotenoid (English): Not of or relating to carotenoids; Any substance...

Definitions

  1. Not of or relating to carotenoids; Any substance...

Ancestry of “noncarotenoid”, step by step

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