Where does “gebbia” come from?
gebbia (Venetian) comes from Latin cavea, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
gebbia (Venetian): cage; prison
Definitions
- cage; prison
Ancestry of “gebbia”, step by step
gebbia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cavea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cavea | hollow, cavity; cage, den, enclosure, stall,... |
| 2 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
via Arabic جُبّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جُبّ | cistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;... |