Etymology of the English word caramel
the English word
caramelderived from the French word
caramelderived from the Spanish word
carameloderived from the Portuguese word
carameloderived from the Latin word
calamellus (small, little reed, pen)
derived from the Late Latin word
calamus (branch; arm; branch of a candelabrum; reed, cane; reed pen)
derived from the Greek word
kalamos, κάλαμος (a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen)
derived from the Old Spanish word
caramelderived from the Portuguese word
caramelderived from the Latin word
calamellus (small, little reed, pen)
derived from the Late Latin word
calamus (branch; arm; branch of a candelabrum; reed, cane; reed pen)
derived from the Greek word
kalamos, κάλαμος (a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen)
Date
The earliest known usage of caramel in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
caramelizeCognates
Dutch
karamel, French
caramel, German
Karamel, Norwegian
karamell, Portuguese
caramelo, Swedish
karamellUsage
Word found in Modern English
