Where does “カービン” come from?

カービン (Japanese) comes from English carbine, from French carabinier, from Italian carabiniere, from Italian carabina, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

カービン (Japanese): carbine

Definitions

  1. carbine

Ancestry of “カービン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbineA rifle with a short barrel
2Frenchcarabiniercarabineer
3Italiancarabinierecarabiniere; martinet, dragon; carabinier
4Italiancarabinacarbine, rifle
5Frenchcarabinerifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier
6Frenchcarabincarabineer; medical student
7Frenchescarrabingrave digger
8Middle Frenchscarabéebeetle
9LatinscarabaeusA scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient...
10Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβοςEvery word from Latin scarabaeusEvery word from Middle French scarabée
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