Etymograph

English

carotic

Carotic comes from Ancient Greek καρωτικός ‘stupefying’, from κᾰ́ρωσῐς ‘heaviness in the head, drowsiness’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-1‘head’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-1e‘top of the head/skull’uncertain
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kárahə1uncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρᾱ2kắrā‘head’uncertain
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρος3‘heavy sleep, torpor’
  6. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰρόω4‘to plunge into deep sleep or torpor’
  7. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρωσῐς5‘heaviness in the head, drowsiness’
  8. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκαρωτικός6karōtikós‘stupefying’
  9. Englishtodaycarotic6

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κάρα
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κάρος, which cites Beekes
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek καρόω
  4. 4 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κάρωσις
  5. 5 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek καρωτικός
  6. 6 Wiktionary, English carotic

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κάρα‘head’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κάραe‘top of the head/skull’uncertain
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kárahəWiktionary, Ancient Greek κάραuncertain
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρᾱWiktionary, Ancient Greek κάρος, which cites Beekeskắrā‘head’uncertain
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ροςWiktionary, Ancient Greek καρόω‘heavy sleep, torpor’
  6. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰρόωWiktionary, Ancient Greek κάρωσις‘to plunge into deep sleep or torpor’
  7. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρωσῐςWiktionary, Ancient Greek καρωτικός‘heaviness in the head, drowsiness’
  8. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκαρωτικόςWiktionary, English carotickarōtikós‘stupefying’
  9. EnglishtodaycaroticWiktionary, English carotic

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- ‘head’

horn, hart, cerebral, crater, grail, migraine, corny, cornea, cornet, cerebellum, cranium, cairn, procrastinate, keratin, cerebrum, rother, 51 more

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n- ‘top of the head/skull’

cheer, 2 more

Today it means

adj carotid

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “carotic”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek κάρα, Ancient Greek κάρος, Ancient Greek καρόω, Ancient Greek κάρωσις, Ancient Greek καρωτικός. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / carotic

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