Where does “bib” come from?
Bib comes from Middle English bibben, from Latin bibo meaning to drink, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- meaning to drink.
bib (English): An item of clothing for people tied around their...
Definitions
- An item of clothing for people tied around their...
Ancestry of “bib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bibben | — |
| 2 | Latin | bibō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |