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Where does “karoto” come from?

karoto (Esperanto) comes from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — shoe.

karoto (Esperanto): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “karoto”, step by step

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