Where does “carota” come from?

carota (Romansch) comes from Latin carota, from Ancient Greek κᾰρῶτον, from Ancient Greek κάρᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

carota (Romansch): carrot

Definitions

  1. carrot

Ancestry of “carota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarotacarrot
2Ancient Greekκᾰρῶτονcarrot
3Ancient Greekκάρᾱhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-Every word from Ancient Greek κάρᾱ
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