Etymology

caroline

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Today it means: Synonym of Carolean (“relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II of England or Charles III of the United Kingdom, or of the kings themselves”). Full definition →

Latin carolīnus
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Caroline · adjective, noun1

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcarolīnus
  2. English todayCaroline

Learned borrowing from Latin carolīnus.

Caroline · proper noun2

  1. Middle High German · derived fromKarl
  2. Latin · derived fromCarolus“Charles”
  3. Latin · derived fromCarolīna
  4. Italian · derived fromCarolina
  5. French · borrowed fromCaroline
  6. English todayCaroline

Borrowed in the 17th century from French Caroline, from Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Latin Carolus (“Charles”), from Middle High German Karl, + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ine (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Carolina.

Words from the same roots

ItalianCarolina all →

Carolina

LatinCarolīna all →

Carolina

LatinCarolus all →

CharlescarlcarolCarlocarolinCarolusCaroleanCarolus dollar

Middle High GermanKarl all →

charlotte

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.