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Where does “cibol” come from?

cibol (English) comes from French ciboule, from Occitan cibola, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

cibol (English): A perennial onion plant, "Allium fistulosum",...

Definitions

  1. A perennial onion plant, "Allium fistulosum",...

Ancestry of “cibol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchciboulescallion, spring onion
2Occitancibola—
3Latincēpulla—
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
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