Etymology of the English word carat
the English word
caratderived from the Old French word
caratderived from the Medieval Latin word
carratusderived from the Arabic word
qiratderived from the Greek word
keration, κεράτιον (something horned; the pod of the carob-tree)
derived from the Greek word
keras, κέρας (horn; a horn )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of carat in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
karatCognates
Dutch
karaat, French
carat, German
Karat, Icelandic
karat, Italian
carato, Norwegian
karat, Portuguese
quilate, Spanish
quilate, Swedish
karatUsage
Word found in Modern English
