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Where does “carat” come from?

carat (Middle Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic karɨd, from Proto-Celtic kareti, from English carrot, from Middle English karette, from Translingual Caretta, from French caret, from French car, from Latin quare — second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “carat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickarɨdto love
2Proto-Celtickaretito desire, to wish
3EnglishcarrotA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root...
4Middle Englishkarette—
5TranslingualCaretta—
6Frenchcaretloggerhead turtle; hawksbill turtle; spool, reel
7Frenchcaras, since, because, for; a single-decked...
8Latinquareby what means, how; from what cause, on what...
9Latinrēs—
10Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
11Latinvindicō—
12Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
13Latindīcō—
14Latin-tiō—
15Latindissertātiō—
16Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
17Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...

Words derived from “carat”

  • karout
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