Where does “carvi” come from?

carvi (Old French) comes from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

Ancestry of “carvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَرَاوِيَّا—
2Ancient Greekκαρώcaraway (Carum carvi)
3Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carvi”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا →