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Where does “γαριδάκι” come from?

γαριδάκι (Greek) comes from Greek γαρίδα, from Ancient Greek καρίς, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

γαριδάκι (Greek): Diminutive of γαρίδα

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of γαρίδα

Ancestry of “γαριδάκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγαρίδαshrimp
2Ancient Greekκαρίςshrimp, prawn
3Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
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