Where does “carafe” come from?

carafe (French) comes from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

carafe (French): carafe

Definitions

  1. carafe

Ancestry of “carafe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
2Spanishgarrafacarafe
3Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
4Arabicغَرَفَto ladle

Words derived from “carafe”

Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →