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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
1Latincarōta—
2Ancient Greekκαρωτόν—
3Ancient Greekκαρώ—
4Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carotte”

  • carrot
  • carotene
  • carotenoid
  • carroty
  • carotenemia
  • hypercarotenemia
  • carotenogenic
  • carrotlike
  • apocarotenoid
  • carotenol
  • ketocarotenoid
  • zeacarotene
  • carrotwood
  • carrotless
  • noncarotenoid
  • carotenosis
  • carrot top
  • carrotiness
  • beta-carotene
  • karoto
  • カロテン
  • カロテノイド
  • ベータカロテン
  • แคร์รอต
Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →