Where does “caribu” come from?
caribu (Portuguese) comes from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu, from Proto-Algonquian maka·lipowa, from Proto-Algonquian maka·l- — scrape, shovel, remove.
caribu (Portuguese): caribou North American reindeer
Definitions
- caribou North American reindeer
Ancestry of “caribu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caribou | Any of several North American subspecies of the... |
| 2 | Canadian French | caribou | caribou |
| 3 | Mi'kmaq | qalipu | caribou |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | maka·lipowa | caribou |
| 5 | Proto-Algonquian | maka·l- | scrape, shovel, remove |