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Where does “carawé” come from?

carawé (Norman) comes from English caraway, from Middle English caraway, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

carawé (Norman): caraway

Definitions

  1. caraway

Ancestry of “carawé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarawayA biennial plant, "Carum carvi", native to Europe...
2Middle EnglishcarawayCaraway or its seed
3Medieval Latincaruifirst-person singular perfect active indicative...
4Arabicكَرَاوِيَاcaraway
5Ancient Greekκαρώ—
6Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ
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