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

  1. Characterized by convexity; protuberant; Phase of...

Ancestry of “gibbous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingibbushumped, hunched, gibbous; a hump, hunch on the...
2Latingibberhumpbacked, hunchbacked; a hump, hunch on the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeybʰ-to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew

Words derived from “gibbous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- →Every word from Latin gibber →Every word from Latin gibbus →