Where does “corbicular” come from?
corbicular (English) comes from English corbicula, 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...
corbicular (English): Related to a corbicula
Ancestry of “corbicular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | corbicula | A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close... |
| 2 | Latin | corbicula | — |
| 3 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |