Where does “cherubin” come from?

cherubin (Old Spanish) comes from Latin cherūbīm, from Ancient Greek χερούβ, from Hebrew כרוב, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.

cherubin (Old Spanish): cherub

Definitions

  1. cherub

Ancestry of “cherubin”, step by step

cherubin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cherūbīm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincherūbīm—
2Ancient Greekχερούβcherub
3Hebrewכרובcabbage; cherub, griffin
4Ancient Greekκράμβηcabbage

via Late Latin cherubim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincherubimplural of cherub

Words derived from “cherubin”

Every word from Ancient Greek κράμβη →Every word from Hebrew כרוב →Every word from Ancient Greek χερούβ →