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Where does “ubi” come from?

ubi (Classical Latin) comes from Latin cubi, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

ubi (Classical Latin): where? in what place?, in which place?; "When" or...

Definitions

  1. where? in what place?, in which place?; "When" or...

Ancestry of “ubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubinominative plural of cubus; genitive singular of...
2LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
3Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice
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