Where does “coble” come from?

coble (English) comes from Middle English coble, from Latin caupulus — A kind of small boat.

coble (English): small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for...

Definitions

  1. small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for...

Ancestry of “coble”, step by step

coble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English coble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcoble
2LatincaupulusA kind of small boat

via German kobel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermankobelThe space under the feet in carriages
2Proto-Slavickobylamare

Words derived from “coble

Every word from Latin caupulusEvery word from Middle English coble
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