Where does “imbricated” come from?
imbricated (English) comes from English imbricate, from Latin imbricatus, from Latin imbrico, from Latin imbrex, from Latin imber, from Proto-Italic *n̥βris.
imbricated (English): Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles;...
Definitions
- Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles;...
Ancestry of “imbricated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | imbricate | Having regular overlapping edges; intertwined; To... |
| 2 | Latin | imbricatus | tiled; imbricate |
| 3 | Latin | imbrico | — |
| 4 | Latin | imbrex | imbrex, pantile |
| 5 | Latin | imber | rain; a storm; a stormcloud |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *n̥βris | — |