Where does “karides” come from?

karides (Turkish) comes from Greek γαρίδα, from Ancient Greek καρίς, from Ancient Greek κάραβος — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

karides (Turkish): shrimp

Definitions

  1. shrimp

Ancestry of “karides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγαρίδαshrimp
2Ancient Greekκαρίςshrimp, prawn
3Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβοςEvery word from Ancient Greek καρίςEvery word from Greek γαρίδα
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