1. Etymology of the French word caravane
the French word caravane
derived from the Persian word karwan
Date
The earliest known usage of caravane in French dates from the 12th century.Derivations in French
tente-caravane, caravanier, autocaravaneDerivations in other languages
English caravan, Romanian caravanăCognates
Dutch karavaan, English caravan, German Karawane, Italian carovana, Lithuanian karavanas, Norwegian karavan, Polish karawan, Russian каpaвaн, Swedish karavan2. Etymology of the French word caravane
derived from the French word caravane