Where does “affubler” come from?
affubler (French) comes from Latin affibulare, from Latin fibula, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
affubler (French): to deck out, to equip
Definitions
- to deck out, to equip
Ancestry of “affubler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | affibulare | — |
| 2 | Latin | fibula | clasp, buckle, brooch |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |