Cibol
/ˈsɪbəl/noun
A wild onion, especially a small onion of the genus Allium native to parts of North America.
Did you know?Cibol belongs to the same historical naming family as chive and French ciboule, all ultimately connected with Latin words for onion plants.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
caepa
“Onion; the older Latin plant name from which later onion terms developed.”
Late Latin
Latin
cepulla
“A small onion or onion bulb; a diminutive form related to caepa.”
Medieval Period
Old French
cive / ciboule
“Chive, spring onion, or related onion plant.”
Medieval Spanish
Spanish
cebolla
“Onion; the Spanish form descended through Romance developments from Latin onion terminology.”
19th Century
American English
cibol
“A wild onion, especially one found in the American West; an English borrowing or regional adaptation of Spanish-related onion vocabulary.”
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