Where does “criba” come from?
criba (Spanish) comes from Latin cribo, from Latin cribrum, from Proto-Italic kreiðrom, from Proto-Indo-European kréydʰrom, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
criba (Spanish): sieve; sifting; sifting out process
Definitions
- sieve; sifting; sifting out process
Ancestry of “criba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cribo | — |
| 2 | Latin | cribrum | sieve, riddle, winnow |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kreiðrom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kréydʰrom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |