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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...
2Latincarōta—
3Ancient Greekκαρωτόν—
4Ancient Greekκαρώ—
5Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carote”

  • karoot
  • kroot
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →