Where does “gerbille” come from?

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

gerbille (English): Dated form of gerbil

Definitions

  1. Dated form of gerbil

Ancestry of “gerbille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgerbillegerbil
2Latingerbo—
3Arabicجَرْبُوع—
Every word from Arabic جَرْبُوع →Every word from Latin gerbo →Every word from French gerbille →