Where does “caratista” come from?

caratista (Italian) comes from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط, from Ancient Greek κεράτιον, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

caratista (Italian): part-owner; shareholder

Definitions

  1. part-owner; shareholder

Ancestry of “caratista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaratocarat; share; first-person singular present...
2Arabicقِيرَاطcarat; husk
3Ancient Greekκεράτιονsmall horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine...
4Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
5Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →Every word from Ancient Greek κεράτιον →