Where does “tribble” come from?
tribble (English) comes from English cribble, from French crible, from Latin criblus — sieve.
tribble (English): A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it...
Definitions
- A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it...
Ancestry of “tribble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cribble | A coarse sieve or screen; Coarse flour or meal;... |
| 2 | French | crible | sieve, sifter, riddle; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | criblus | sieve |