Where does “carat” come from?
carat (Romanian) comes from Romanian căra, from Latin carrāre, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
carat (Romanian): carat, karat
Definitions
- carat, karat
Ancestry of “carat”, step by step
carat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian căra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | căra | to carry, bear, transport |
| 2 | Latin | carrāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 4 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via French carat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | carat | carat |
| 2 | Italian | carato | carat; share; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Arabic | قِيرَاط | carat; husk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεράτιον | small horn; carat, 1⁄1728 of a pound; a Byzantine... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |