Where does “carote” come from?

carote (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.

carote (Italian): plural of carota

Definitions

  1. plural of carota

Ancestry of “carote”, 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 κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν →