Where does “jiba” come from?
jiba (Galician) comes from Galician sibia, from Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία, from Ancient Greek σήπειν, from Ancient Greek σήψ — putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of...
Ancestry of “jiba”, step by step
jiba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician sibia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | sibia | — |
| 2 | Latin | sepia | a cuttlefish; the secretion of a cuttlefish used... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σηπία | cuttlefish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σήπειν | present active infinitive of σήπω; to make... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σήψ | putrefying sore; a kind of lizard, also a kind of... |
via Galician siba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | siba | — |