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

  1. A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it...

Ancestry of “tribble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcribbleA coarse sieve or screen; Coarse flour or meal;...
2Frenchcriblesieve, sifter, riddle; first-person singular...
3Latincriblussieve
Every word from Latin criblus
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