Where does “bibless” come from?
bibless (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.
bibless (English): Without a bib
Ancestry of “bibless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bib | An item of clothing for people tied around their... |
| 2 | Middle English | bibben | — |
| 3 | Latin | bibō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |