Etymology of the English word caravan
the English word
caravanderived from the French word
caravanederived from the Persian word
karwanderived from the Italian word
caravanaderived from the Persian word
karwanDate
The earliest known usage of caravan in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
caravanner,
van,
vanning,
caravanningDerivations in other languages
French
caravaning, Italian
caravanistaCognates
Dutch
karavaan, French
caravane, German
Karawane, Italian
carovana, Lithuanian
karavanas, Norwegian
karavan, Polish
karawan, Russian
каpaвaн, Swedish
karavanUsage
Word found in Modern English
