caraway
KAR-uh-way · noun
Origin
English caraway comes from Middle English caraway (also carewey, carwey), from Medieval Latin carui, which came from Arabic karāwiyā. That Arabic word traveled through Aramaic from Ancient Greek karṓ / káron, meaning caraway.
This is Curio: one word's origin story, every morning. No feed, no backlog.
One short email each morning. Free; stop anytime. See a sample →