Where does “caravela” come from?
caravela (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese caravela, from Old Portuguese cáravo, from Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
caravela (Portuguese): caravel
Definitions
- caravel
Ancestry of “caravela”, step by step
caravela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese caravela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | caravela | caravel |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cáravo | — |
| 3 | Latin | carabus | crab, crayfish; kind of ship |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |
via Old Occitan caravela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | caravela | — |