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): A jellyfish (e.g. Medusozoa)

Definitions

  1. A jellyfish (e.g. Medusozoa)

Ancestry of “carvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcarvel—
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 →