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Where does “bobine” come from?

bobine (French) comes from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bobine (French): bobbin; reel, spool; drum

Definitions

  1. bobbin; reel, spool; drum

Ancestry of “bobine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bobine”

  • bobbin
  • bobbinless
  • bobbinlike
  • bobbinwork
  • bobbin tank
  • bobinar
  • bobina
  • bobina
  • sbobinare
  • sbobinamento
  • rembobiner
  • embobiner
  • bobiner
  • bobinoir
  • débobiner
  • bobina
  • bobina
  • bobinar
  • bobina
  • ボビン
  • bobinar
  • bobina
  • baibín
  • បូប៊ីន
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