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Where does “carota” come from?

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

carota (Italian): carrot; core, core sample; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. carrot; core, core sample; inflection of...

Ancestry of “carota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarōta—
2Ancient Greekκαρωτόν—
3Ancient Greekκαρώ—
4Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carota”

  • carotaggio
  • carotamento
  • carotare
  • carote
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →