Where does “kervel” come from?
kervel (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...
kervel (Middle English): small ship; caravel
Definitions
- small ship; caravel
Ancestry of “kervel”, step by step
kervel 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 |