Where does “caratare” come from?
caratare (Italian) comes from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
caratare (Italian): To weigh in carats
Ancestry of “caratare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | carato | carat; share; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Arabic | قِيرَاط | carat; husk |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |