Where does “xiba” come from?

xiba (Galician) comes from Latin gibba, from Arabic جُبّ — cistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

xiba (Galician): cuttlefish

Definitions

  1. cuttlefish

Ancestry of “xiba”, step by step

xiba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gibba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingibbanominative feminine singular of gibbus;...
2Arabicجُبّcistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

via Old Portuguese siba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesiba
Every word from Arabic جُبّEvery word from Latin gibba