Where does “cribble” come from?
cribble (English) comes from French crible, from Latin criblus — sieve.
cribble (English): A coarse sieve or screen; Coarse flour or meal;...
Definitions
- A coarse sieve or screen; Coarse flour or meal;...
Ancestry of “cribble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crible | sieve, sifter, riddle; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | criblus | sieve |
Words derived from “cribble”