Where does “Karobube” come from?

Karobube (German) comes from German Karo, from French carreau, from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin quadrellus, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.

Karobube (German): jack of diamonds, knave of diamonds playing card

Definitions

  1. jack of diamonds, knave of diamonds playing card

Ancestry of “Karobube”, step by step

Karobube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Karo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarorhombus; diamonds
2Frenchcarreausquare; diamonds; tile
3Old Frenchquarelsquare block of stone; square-headed bolt for a...
4Vulgar Latinquadrellus
5Latinquādrussquare
6Latinquattŭorfour; 4
7Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
8Old Portuguesequartoquarter
9Latinquārtusfourth
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German Bube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBubeknave; jack; boy; lad; rogue; villain; naughty...
2Middle High Germanbuobeknave
3Old High GermanBuobo
4Proto-West Germanic*babō
5Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos