Where does “gibbous” come from?
gibbous (English) comes from Latin gibbus, from Latin gibber, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.
gibbous (English): Characterized by convexity; protuberant; Phase of...
Definitions
- Characterized by convexity; protuberant; Phase of...
Ancestry of “gibbous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | gibbus | humped, hunched, gibbous; a hump, hunch on the... |
| 2 | Latin | gibber | humpbacked, hunchbacked; a hump, hunch on the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |
Words derived from “gibbous”