Where does “carafă” come from?

carafă (Romanian) comes from Greek καράφα, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

carafă (Romanian): carafe

Definitions

  1. carafe

Ancestry of “carafă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαράφαcarafe, decanter
2Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
3Spanishgarrafacarafe
4Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
5Arabicغَرَفَto ladle

Words derived from “carafă”

Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →Every word from Arabic غُرْفَة →Every word from Spanish garrafa →