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
Ancestry of “beeta-karoteeni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | beeta | beta |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βῆτα | beta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the... |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤁𐤕 | house |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | bayt- | house |