Where does “caravel” come from?

Caravel comes from Middle French caravelle, from Old French caruelle, of unknown ultimate origin.

caravel (English): A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used...

Definitions

  1. A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used...

Ancestry of “caravel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcaravelle—
2Old Frenchcaruelle—
3Old Occitancaravela—
4Old Portuguesecáravo—
5Latincarabuscrab, crayfish; kind of ship
6Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβος →Every word from Latin carabus →Every word from Old Portuguese cáravo →