Where does “fíbula” come from?

fíbula (Portuguese) comes from Latin fibula, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

fíbula (Portuguese): fibula

Definitions

  1. fibula

Ancestry of “fíbula”, step by step

fíbula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fibula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfibulaclasp, buckle, brooch
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Russian фи́була

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфи́булаfibula (fastener)

Words derived from “fíbula”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →