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Where does “imbrication” come from?

imbrication (French) comes from Latin imbricatus, from Latin imbrico, from Latin imbrex, from Latin imber, from Proto-Italic *n̥βris.

Ancestry of “imbrication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimbricatustiled; imbricate
2Latinimbrico—
3Latinimbreximbrex, pantile
4Latinimberrain; a storm; a stormcloud
5Proto-Italic*n̥βris—

Words derived from “imbrication”

  • imbrication
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