Where does “carob” come from?

Carob comes from Middle French carobe, from Arabic خَرُّوب, traced to Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ, all denoting the carob tree and its edible pods.

carob (English): An evergreen shrub or tree, "Ceratonia siliqua",...

Definitions

  1. An evergreen shrub or tree, "Ceratonia siliqua",...

Ancestry of “carob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcarobe—
2Medieval Latincarrubium—
3Arabicخَرُّوبcarob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}}
4Classical Syriacܚܪܘܒܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ →Every word from Arabic خَرُّوب →Every word from Medieval Latin carrubium →