The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Hellenic*apó
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)
- Englishapo-
- Ancient Greekκαρώ (karṓ)der.?
- Ancient Greekκαρωτόν (karōtón)
- Latincarōta
- Middle Frenchcarotte
- Middle Englishkarette
- Englishcar(r)ot
- Englishcarotene
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Englishcarotenoid
- English todayapocarotenoid
From apo- + carotenoid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.