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Where does “corbula” come from?

corbula (Latin) comes 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...

corbula (Latin): little basket

Definitions

  1. little basket

Ancestry of “corbula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “corbula”

  • Corbulo
  • corbulo
  • chiorba
  • chiorbone
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