Where does “καραμπίνα” come from?
καραμπίνα (Greek) comes from Italian carabina, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
καραμπίνα (Greek): carbine, rifle; shotgun
Ancestry of “καραμπίνα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | carabina | carbine, rifle |
| 2 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 3 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 4 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 5 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 6 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |