Where does “karabinek” come from?
karabinek (Polish) comes from Polish karabin, from Spanish carabina, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée, from Latin scarabaeus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
karabinek (Polish): carbine
Definitions
- carbine
Ancestry of “karabinek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | karabin | rifle |
| 2 | Spanish | carabina | carbine; rifle; chaperone |
| 3 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 4 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 5 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 6 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 7 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |