Where does “meubler” come from?
meubler (French) comes from French meuble, from Italian mobilia, from German Möbel, from Middle French meuble, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
meubler (French): to furnish; to break the silence
Definitions
- to furnish; to break the silence
Ancestry of “meubler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | meuble | piece of furniture; charge; piece of personal... |
| 2 | Italian | mobilia | furniture; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | German | Möbel | furniture; piece of furniture |
| 4 | Middle French | meuble | — |
| 5 | Latin | mōbilis | movable, loose |
| 6 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |