Where does “carotaio” come from?

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

carotaio (Italian): carrot seller

Definitions

  1. carrot seller

Ancestry of “carotaio”, step by step

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