Where does “bibber” come from?

bibber (English) comes from English bib, from Middle English bibben, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bibber (English): One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too...

Definitions

  1. One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too...

Ancestry of “bibber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbibAn item of clothing for people tied around their...
2Middle Englishbibben—
3Latinbibōto drink
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bibber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin bibō →
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