The story
- Biblical Hebrew · derived fromכָּלֵב
- Koine Greek · derived fromΧάλεβ
- Late Latin · borrowed fromCaleb
- English todayCaleb
From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.