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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.