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Where does “Querubin” come from?

Querubin (Tagalog) comes from Spanish querubín, from Old Spanish cherubin, from Latin cherūbīm, from Ancient Greek χερούβ, from Hebrew כרוב, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.

Ancestry of “Querubin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquerubíncherub
2Old Spanishcherubincherub
3Latincherūbīm—
4Ancient Greekχερούβcherub
5Hebrewכרובcabbage; cherub, griffin
6Ancient Greekκράμβηcabbage
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