Where does “imburnal” come from?
imburnal (Tagalog) comes from Spanish imbornal, 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.
imburnal (Tagalog): a sewer tunnel; a sewage pipe
Definitions
- a sewer tunnel; a sewage pipe
Ancestry of “imburnal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | imbornal | scupper |
| 2 | Catalan | embornal | storm drain; scupper |
| 3 | Catalan | embrunals | — |
| 4 | Catalan | umbrenals | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀμβρινά τρήματα | holes for rain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τρῆμα | hole, aperture, perforation |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |