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Where does “carrubium” come from?
carrubium (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic خَرُّوب, from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ.
Ancestry of “carrubium”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
خَرُّوب
carob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}}
2
Classical Syriac
ܚܪܘܒܐ
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Words derived from “carrubium”
carob
carobe
caroba
caroube
caroubier
carub
carubier
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