Where does “carabus” come from?
carabus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
carabus (Latin): crab, crayfish; kind of ship
Definitions
- crab, crayfish; kind of ship
Ancestry of “carabus”, step by step
carabus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek κάραβος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |
via Ancient Greek κᾱ́ρᾰβος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κᾱ́ρᾰβος | type of light ship; kind of beetle, probably a... |