Where does “karaveli” come from?

karaveli (Finnish) comes from Portuguese caravela, from Old Portuguese caravela, from Old Portuguese cáravo, from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

karaveli (Finnish): caravel

Definitions

  1. caravel

Ancestry of “karaveli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaravelacaravel
2Old Portuguesecaravelacaravel
3Old Portuguesecáravo—
4Latincarabuscrab, crayfish; kind of ship
5Ancient 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 →