Etymology

corbeil

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Today it means: A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits. Full definition →

French corbeil ← Latin corbicula
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corbeil · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcorbicula
  2. French · derived fromcorbeil
  3. English todaycorbeil

From French corbeil, from Latin corbicula, from corbis (“a basket”). Doublet of corbicula. By surface analysis, Latin corb- + -eil (“diminutive suffix”).

Corbeil · proper noun2

  1. French · derived fromcorbeil“basket”
  2. English todayCorbeil

From French corbeil (“basket”).

Words from the same roots

Latincorbicula all →

corbicula

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