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Where does “bibeloter” come from?

bibeloter (French) comes from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

bibeloter (French): To make/sell/buy/collect knickknacks

Definitions

  1. To make/sell/buy/collect knickknacks

Ancestry of “bibeloter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
2Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
3Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...

Words derived from “bibeloter”

  • bibelotage
  • bibeloteur
Every word from Old French -ier →