Where does “escarbot” come from?
escarbot (French) comes from Old French escharbot, from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
escarbot (French): dung beetle; of or relating to dung beetles
Definitions
- dung beetle; of or relating to dung beetles
Ancestry of “escarbot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | escharbot | — |
| 2 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |