Where does “corbelleria” come from?
corbelleria (Italian) comes from Italian corbello, from Italian corba, 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...
corbelleria (Italian): nonsense; rubbish; howler
Definitions
- nonsense; rubbish; howler
Ancestry of “corbelleria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | corbello | basket, basketful; testicle; blockhead |
| 2 | Italian | corba | A large wicker basket; Synonym of costa; A unit... |
| 3 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |