Where does “carotă” come from?

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

carotă (Romanian): carrot, carota

Definitions

carrot, carota

Ancestry of “carotă”, step by step

carotă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French carotte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	carotte	carrot; carotte; the red sign outside a tabac or...
2	Latin	carōta	carrot
3	Ancient Greek	καρωτόν	carrot
4	Ancient Greek	καρώ	caraway (Carum carvi)
5	Ancient Greek	κάρη	Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

via French carotter

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	carotter	—

Every word from Ancient Greek κάρη →Every word from Ancient Greek καρώ →Every word from Ancient Greek καρωτόν →