Where does “gerbil” come from?

gerbil (English) comes from French gerbille, from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع.

gerbil (English): One of several species of small, jumping, murine...

Definitions

  1. One of several species of small, jumping, murine...

Ancestry of “gerbil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgerbillegerbil
2Latingerbo—
3Arabicجَرْبُوع—

Words derived from “gerbil”

Every word from Arabic جَرْبُوع →Every word from Latin gerbo →Every word from French gerbille →