Where does “carotte” come from?

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

carotte (Middle French): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “carotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarōtacarrot
2Ancient Greekκαρωτόνcarrot
3Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
4Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carotte

Every word from Ancient Greek κάρηEvery word from Ancient Greek καρώEvery word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν