Where does “carvie” come from?
carvie (Early Scots) comes from Middle English carvi, from Old French carvi, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَّا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.
Ancestry of “carvie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | carvi | caraway or its seed |
| 2 | Old French | carvi | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كَرَاوِيَّا | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καρώ | caraway (Carum carvi) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάρη | Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ |