Where does “carub” come from?

carub (Romanian) comes from French caroube, from Middle French carobe, from Medieval Latin carrubium, from Arabic خَرُّوب, from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ.

carub (Romanian): carob

Definitions

  1. carob

Ancestry of “carub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaroubecarob
2Middle Frenchcarobe—
3Medieval Latincarrubium—
4Arabicخَرُّوبcarob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}}
5Classical Syriacܚܪܘܒܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ →Every word from Arabic خَرُّوب →Every word from Medieval Latin carrubium →