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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

  1. Caraway or its seed

Ancestry of “caraway”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caraway”

  • caraway
  • carawé
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →