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Where does “carwey” come from?

carwey (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.

carwey (Middle English): Alternative form of caraway

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of caraway

Ancestry of “carwey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaruifirst-person singular perfect active indicative...
2Arabicكَرَاوِيَاcaraway
3Ancient Greekκαρώ—
4Ancient GreekκάρηHomeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ

Words derived from “carwey”

  • caraway
  • carawé
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