Where does “bobbinless” come from?
bobbinless (English) comes from English bobbin, from French bobine, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
bobbinless (English): Without a bobbin
Ancestry of “bobbinless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bobbin | A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled;... |
| 2 | French | bobine | bobbin; reel, spool; drum |
| 3 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |