Where does “karát” come from?
karát (Hungarian) comes from German Karat, from French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
karát (Hungarian): carat a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams
Definitions
- carat a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams
Ancestry of “karát”, step by step
karát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Karat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karat | carat, karat |
| 2 | French | carat | carat |
| 3 | Italian | carato | carat; share; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Arabic | قِيرَاط | carat; husk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |
via Hungarian kár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kár | damage; shame, pity; caw |
| 2 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |