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English word carrot comes from Ancient Greek κάρᾱ carota (carrot). It probably originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker- (meaning horn or head)

*ker- (Proto-Indo-European)

Horn, head.

κάρᾱ (Ancient Greek)

Head.

κᾰρῶτον (Ancient Greek)

Carrot.

carota (Latin)

Carrot.

carotte (Middle French)

Carrot (vegetable).

carrot (English)

A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots. A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae. A motivational tool.

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