Where does “caravelle” come from?

caravelle (French) comes from Portuguese caravela, from Old Portuguese caravela, from Old Portuguese cáravo, from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

caravelle (French): caravelle

Definitions

caravelle

Ancestry of “caravelle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	caravela	caravel
2	Old Portuguese	caravela	caravel
3	Old Portuguese	cáravo	—
4	Latin	carabus	crab, crayfish; kind of ship
5	Ancient Greek	κάραβος	a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβος →Every word from Latin carabus →Every word from Old Portuguese cáravo →