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Where does “gerbille” come from?

gerbille (French) comes from Latin gerbo, from Arabic جَرْبُوع.

gerbille (French): gerbil

Definitions

  1. gerbil

Ancestry of “gerbille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerbo—
2Arabicجَرْبُوع—

Words derived from “gerbille”

  • gerbil
  • gerbille
  • gerbilarium
  • gerbillo
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