Where does “kòbiya” come from?
kòbiya (Antillean Creole) comes from French corbillard, from French Corbeil, from Latin corbicula, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kòbiya (Antillean Creole): hearse
Definitions
- hearse
Ancestry of “kòbiya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | corbillard | horse-drawn coach; hearse |
| 2 | French | Corbeil | — |
| 3 | Latin | corbicula | — |
| 4 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |