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