Where does “carvel” come from?
carvel (English) comes from Middle English carvel, from Old French caruelle, from Old Occitan caravela, from Old Portuguese cáravo, from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
carvel (English): Synonym of caravel; The sea blubber ; A...
Definitions
- Synonym of caravel; The sea blubber ; A...
Ancestry of “carvel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | carvel | — |
| 2 | Old French | caruelle | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | caravela | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cáravo | — |
| 5 | Latin | carabus | crab, crayfish; kind of ship |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |