Where does “corbicula” come from?
corbicula (English) comes from Latin corbicula, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
corbicula (English): A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close...
Definitions
- A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close...