Greek karōton passed into Late Latin as carota. Middle French carotte then supplied the English vegetable name.
carrot
A vegetable commonly grown for its orange root.
A root with Greek roots
How carrot reached English
oldest firstGreek
karōton
‘The vegetable’
into Late Latin
Late Latin
carota
‘The vegetable’
into Middle French
Middle French
carotte
‘The vegetable’
into English
English
carrot
‘The vegetable’
The story of carrot
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