Where does “carotaggio” come from?

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

carotaggio (Italian): coring, core boring

Definitions

  1. coring, core boring

Ancestry of “carotaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancarotareTo core
2Italiancarotacarrot; core, core sample; inflection of...
3Latincarōtacarrot
4Ancient Greekκαρωτόνcarrot
5Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
6Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρηEvery word from Ancient Greek καρώEvery word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν