Where does “carvelle” come from?

carvelle (Middle English) comes from Old French caruelle, from Old Occitan caravela, from Old Portuguese cáravo, from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

Ancestry of “carvelle”, step by step

carvelle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French caruelle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	caruelle	—
2	Old Occitan	caravela	—
3	Old Portuguese	cáravo	—
4	Latin	carabus	crab, crayfish; kind of ship
5	Ancient Greek	κάραβος	a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

via Old French kirvelle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	kirvelle	—

via Old French carvelle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	carvelle	caravel

Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβος →Every word from Latin carabus →Every word from Old Portuguese cáravo →