Where does “caraway” come from?
caraway (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.
caraway (Middle English): Caraway or its seed
Definitions
- Caraway or its seed
Ancestry of “caraway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | carui | first-person singular perfect active indicative... |
| 2 | Arabic | كَرَاوِيَا | caraway |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καρώ | caraway (Carum carvi) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρη | Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ |