Where does “kibbly” come from?
kibbly (English) comes from English kibble, 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 — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kibbly (English): Resembling or characteristic of kibbles coarse-ground grain etc
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of kibbles coarse-ground grain etc
Ancestry of “kibbly”, step by step
kibbly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kibble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kibble | To grind coarsely; Something that has been... |
| 2 | German | Kübel | a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kübel | wooden vessel; this vessel as a measure of grain |
| 4 | Old High German | kubilo | — |
| 5 | Latin | cupula | A small tub or cask |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |