"Caran d'Ache" komt van het Russische woord "karandash" (карандаш), wat lood-potlood (of in het Turks; "kara dash": zwarte steen) betekent. ###>"Caran d'Ache" comes from the Russian word "karandash" (карандаш), meaning "pencil," which in turn comes from the Turkish words "kara taş," meaning "black stone.