Where does “carafon” come from?

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

carafon (French): small carafe

Definitions

  1. small carafe

Ancestry of “carafon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarafecarafe
2Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
3Spanishgarrafacarafe
4Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
5Arabicغَرَفَto ladle
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →