Where does “gabâthée” come from?
gabâthée (Norman) comes from Norman gabathe, from French gabare, from Occitan gabarra, from Basque gabarra, from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
gabâthée (Norman): bargeload
Ancestry of “gabâthée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | gabathe | barge |
| 2 | French | gabare | A barge or scow |
| 3 | Occitan | gabarra | barge |
| 4 | Basque | gabarra | — |
| 5 | Latin | carabus | crab, crayfish; kind of ship |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |