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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Karo | rhombus; diamonds |
| 2 | French | carreau | square; diamonds; tile |
| 3 | Old French | quarel | square block of stone; square-headed bolt for a... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |