Where does “patíbulo” come from?
patíbulo (Spanish) comes from Latin patibulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
patíbulo (Spanish): gallows
Ancestry of “patíbulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | patibulum | fork-shaped yoke or gibbet |
| 2 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |