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Where does “garbeler” come from?

garbeler (Old French) comes from Latin garbellare, from Arabic غَرْبَلَ — to sift.

garbeler (Old French): to garble

Definitions

  1. to garble

Ancestry of “garbeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingarbellare—
2Arabicغَرْبَلَto sift

Words derived from “garbeler”

  • garble
  • garbling
  • garbler
  • garbly
  • garblement
  • ungarble
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