Where does “automatkarbin” come from?
automatkarbin (Swedish) comes from Swedish karbin, 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...
automatkarbin (Swedish): assault rifle
Definitions
- assault rifle
Ancestry of “automatkarbin”, step by step
automatkarbin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish karbin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | karbin | carbine |
| 2 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 3 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 4 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 5 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 6 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |
via Swedish automat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | automat | automaton; vending machine; kiosk; an unattended... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |