Where does “carabiniér” come from?
carabiniér (Franco-Provençal) comes from Italian carabiniere, from Italian carabina, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
carabiniér (Franco-Provençal): military policeman
Definitions
- military policeman
Ancestry of “carabiniér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | carabiniere | carabiniere; martinet, dragon; carabinier |
| 2 | Italian | carabina | carbine, rifle |
| 3 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 4 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 5 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 6 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 7 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |