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
Ancestry of “carotaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | carotare | To core |
| 2 | Italian | carota | carrot; core, core sample; inflection of... |
| 3 | Latin | carōta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καρωτόν | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καρώ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάρη | Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ |