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Where does “carvi” come from?

carvi (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

carvi (Italian): caraway

Definitions

  1. caraway

Ancestry of “carvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaruifirst-person singular perfect active indicative...
2Arabicكَرَاوِيَاcaraway
3Ancient Greekκαρώ—
4Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
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