Where does “karote” come from?

karote (Latvian) comes from French carotte, from Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek καρωτόν, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

karote (Latvian): spoon; spoonful

Definitions

spoon; spoonful

Ancestry of “karote”, step by step

karote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French carotte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	carotte	carrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or...
2	Latin	carōta	carrot
3	Ancient Greek	καρωτόν	carrot
4	Ancient Greek	καρώ	caraway (Carum carvi)
5	Ancient Greek	κάρη	Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

via Proto-Balto-Slavic kar-ōut-

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Balto-Slavic	kar-ōut-	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱer-	dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “karote”

karoti

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