Where does “chiorbone” come from?

chiorbone (Italian) comes from Italian chiorba, from Latin corbula, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

chiorbone (Italian): blockhead

Definitions

  1. blockhead

Ancestry of “chiorbone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiorbahead
2Latincorbulalittle basket
3Latincorbisbasket; basketful
4Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
5Proto-Germanickurbaz—
6Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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