Where does “carbineer” come from?
carbineer (English) comes from English carbine, from French carabinier, from Italian carabiniere, from Italian carabina, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
carbineer (English): A soldier armed with a carbine
Definitions
- A soldier armed with a carbine
Ancestry of “carbineer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | carbine | A rifle with a short barrel |
| 2 | French | carabinier | carabineer |
| 3 | Italian | carabiniere | carabiniere; martinet, dragon; carabinier |
| 4 | Italian | carabina | carbine, rifle |
| 5 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 6 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 7 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 8 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 9 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |