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Where does “rabula” come from?

rabula (Latin) comes from Latin rabiō, from Proto-Indo-European rebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

rabula (Latin): pettifogger

Definitions

  1. pettifogger

Ancestry of “rabula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrabiō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrebʰ-rib; violent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlebʰ-youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...

Words derived from “rabula”

  • rábula
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