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Where does “bobina” come from?

bobina (Spanish) comes from French bobine, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

bobina (Spanish): reel, bobbin, spool; electrical coil

Definitions

  1. reel, bobbin, spool; electrical coil

Ancestry of “bobina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbobinebobbin; reel, spool; drum
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “bobina”

  • bobinar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →