Where does “carabela” come from?
carabela (Galician) comes from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
carabela (Galician): caravel; picnic basket; parcel with provisions,...
Definitions
- caravel; picnic basket; parcel with provisions,...
Ancestry of “carabela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carabus | crab, crayfish; kind of ship |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |