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Where does “nombles” come from?

nombles (Middle French) comes from Old French lumbles, from Latin lumbulus, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Italic lonðwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

nombles (Middle French): entrails of a pig, cow, deer etc. viewed as food

Definitions

  1. entrails of a pig, cow, deer etc. viewed as food

Ancestry of “nombles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlumblesloins
2Latinlumbulus—
3Latinlumbusloin; lumbar; genitals
4Proto-Italiclonðwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “nombles”

  • umbles
  • numbles
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