Where does “carobe” come from?
carobe (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic خَرُّوب, from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ.
Ancestry of “carobe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | carrubium | — |
| 2 | Arabic | خَرُّوب | carob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}} |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܚܪܘܒܐ | — |
Words derived from “carobe”