Where does “imbornal” come from?
imbornal (Spanish) comes from Catalan embornal, from Catalan embrunals, from Catalan umbrenals, from Ancient Greek ὀμβρινά τρήματα, from Ancient Greek τρῆμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
imbornal (Spanish): scupper
Ancestry of “imbornal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | embornal | storm drain; scupper |
| 2 | Catalan | embrunals | — |
| 3 | Catalan | umbrenals | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀμβρινά τρήματα | holes for rain |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρῆμα | hole, aperture, perforation |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “imbornal”