Where does “carabine” come from?
carabine (French) comes 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...
carabine (French): rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier
Definitions
- rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier
Ancestry of “carabine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 2 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 3 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 4 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |
Words derived from “carabine”