Where does “caroba” come from?

caroba (Portuguese) comes from Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic خَرُّوب, from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ.

caroba (Portuguese): bignonia

Definitions

  1. bignonia

Ancestry of “caroba”, step by step

caroba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French carobe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcarobe—
2Medieval Latincarrubium—
3Arabicخَرُّوبcarob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}}
4Classical Syriacܚܪܘܒܐ—

via Old Tupi ka'aroba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupika'aroba—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ →Every word from Arabic خَرُّوب →Every word from Medieval Latin carrubium →