Where does “beeta-karoteeni” come from?

beeta-karoteeni (Finnish) comes from Finnish beeta, from Ancient Greek βῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.

beeta-karoteeni (Finnish): beta-carotene

Definitions

  1. beta-carotene

Ancestry of “beeta-karoteeni”, step by step

beeta-karoteeni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish beeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbeetabeta
2Ancient Greekβῆταbeta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the...
3Phoenician𐤁𐤕house
4Proto-Semiticbayt-house

via Finnish karoteeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaroteenicarotene
Every word from Proto-Semitic bayt- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 →Every word from Ancient Greek βῆτα →