Etymology

cribellum

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Today it means: A spinning organ having many fine pores, situated in front of the spinners in some araneomorph spiders. Full definition →

Late Latin cribellum ← Latin cribrum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcribrum“sieve”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromcribellum
  3. English todaycribellum

Borrowed from Late Latin cribellum, diminutive of Latin cribrum (“sieve”).

Words from the same roots

Latincribrum all →

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