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Carat

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a unit of weight for precious stones, or a measure of gold purity
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Stage 1 of 2
keration
Greek · ancient
"a carob seed"
literally a little horn, the carob seed once used as a standard weight for gemstones
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Stage 2 of 2
carat
English · 1570s
"a unit of weight for precious stones"
settled as the English word for a unit of weight for gemstones
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