Where does “Cuban” come from?
Cuban derives from English Cuba, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, a masculine singular adjectival suffix of unknown origin, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
Cuban (English): A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent; Of, from,...
Definitions
- A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent; Of, from,...
Ancestry of “Cuban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cuba | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | cuba | cask; industrial vat |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cuba | — |
| 4 | Latin | cupa | tub, cask, tun, vat; handle, axle |
| 5 | Greek | κούπα | mug, large cup; trophy cup; hearts |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | κοῦπα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κοῦπα | barrel |
| 8 | Late Latin | cuppa | drinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle |
| 9 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |