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Where does “ciboule” come from?

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

ciboule (English): scallion

Definitions

  1. scallion

Ancestry of “ciboule”, step by step

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