Where does “carotare” come from?

carotare (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.

carotare (Italian): To core

Definitions

  1. To core

Ancestry of “carotare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarotacarrot; core, core sample; inflection of...
2Latincarōtacarrot
3Ancient Greekκαρωτόνcarrot
4Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
5Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carotare”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν →