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
- An evergreen shrub or tree, "Ceratonia siliqua",...
Ancestry of “carob”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | carobe | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | carrubium | — |
| 3 | Arabic | خَرُّوب | carob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}} |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܚܪܘܒܐ | — |