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Where does “Corbulo” come from?

Corbulo (Latin) comes from Latin corbulo, 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...

Ancestry of “Corbulo”, step by step

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