Where does “fibule” come from?

fibule (French) comes from German Fibula, from Portuguese fíbula, from Latin fibula, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

fibule (French): fibula ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin

Definitions

  1. fibula ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin

Ancestry of “fibule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFibula—
2Portuguesefíbulafibula
3Latinfibulaclasp, buckle, brooch
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “fibule”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →