Etymology of the French word carat
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 French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
carat, Romanian
caratCognates
Dutch
karaat, English
carat, German
Karat, Icelandic
karat, Italian
carato, Norwegian
karat, Portuguese
quilate, Spanish
quilate, Swedish
karatUsage
Word found in Old French
