Where does “carabinier” come from?
carabinier (French) 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...
carabinier (French): carabineer
Definitions
- carabineer
Ancestry of “carabinier”, 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... |