Etymology of the English word carotenoid
the English word
carotenoidderived from the English word
carotenederived from the English word
carotinderived from the German word
Karotinderived from the Late Latin word
carota (carrot)
derived from the Greek word
karotonderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-using the English suffix
-oidderived from the Latin suffix
-oidesderived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Greek suffix
-oeides, -οειδής
derived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Usage
Word found in Modern English
