Where does “carawé” come from?
carawé (Norman) comes from English caraway, from Middle English caraway, from Medieval Latin carui, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا, from Ancient Greek καρώ, from Ancient Greek κάρη — Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ.
carawé (Norman): caraway
Definitions
- caraway
Ancestry of “carawé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caraway | A biennial plant, "Carum carvi", native to Europe... |
| 2 | Middle English | caraway | Caraway or its seed |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | carui | first-person singular perfect active indicative... |
| 4 | Arabic | كَرَاوِيَا | caraway |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καρώ | caraway (Carum carvi) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάρη | Homeric and Ionic form of κᾰ́ρᾱ |