Where does “kibble” come from?
kibble (English) comes from German Kübel, from Middle High German kübel, from Old High German kubilo, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kibble (English): To grind coarsely; Something that has been...
Definitions
- To grind coarsely; Something that has been...
Ancestry of “kibble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kübel | a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kübel | wooden vessel; this vessel as a measure of grain |
| 3 | Old High German | kubilo | — |
| 4 | Latin | cupula | A small tub or cask |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |