Where does “carabinero” come from?
carabinero (English) comes from Spanish carabinero, from Spanish carabina, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
carabinero (English): A frontier guard in Spain or South America
Definitions
- A frontier guard in Spain or South America
Ancestry of “carabinero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | carabinero | carbineer; member of the national police; Certain... |
| 2 | Spanish | carabina | carbine; rifle; chaperone |
| 3 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 4 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 5 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 6 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 7 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |