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Where does “imbricate” come from?

imbricate (Latin) comes from Latin imbricatus, from Latin imbrico, from Latin imbrex, from Latin imber, from Proto-Italic *n̥βris.

imbricate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of imbricātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of imbricātus

Ancestry of “imbricate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimbricatustiled; imbricate
2Latinimbrico—
3Latinimbreximbrex, pantile
4Latinimberrain; a storm; a stormcloud
5Proto-Italic*n̥βris—
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