Etymology of the English word karat
the English word
karatderived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
