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Where does “imbrex” come from?

imbrex (English) comes from Latin imbrex, from Latin imber, from Proto-Italic *n̥βris.

imbrex (English): A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman...

Definitions

  1. A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman...

Ancestry of “imbrex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimbreximbrex, pantile
2Latinimberrain; a storm; a stormcloud
3Proto-Italic*n̥βris—
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