Where does “carote” come from?

carote (French) comes from French carotte, from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

Ancestry of “carote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarottecarrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or...
2Latincarōtacarrot
3Ancient Greekκαρωτόνcarrot
4Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
5Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carote”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν →