Where does “patibulum” come from?

patibulum (English) comes from Latin patibulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

patibulum (English): The crossbar of a cross used for crucifixion

Definitions

  1. The crossbar of a cross used for crucifixion

Ancestry of “patibulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatibulumfork-shaped yoke or gibbet
2Latin-bulum
3Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Latin -bulum →Every word from Latin patibulum →