Where does “aquincubital” come from?
aquincubital (English) comes from English quincubital, from English cubital, from English cubit, from Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- — cattle.
aquincubital (English): Lacking a fifth cubital remex
Definitions
- Lacking a fifth cubital remex
Ancestry of “aquincubital”, step by step
aquincubital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quincubital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quincubital | Having a fifth cubital remex |
| 2 | English | cubital | Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; Of or... |
| 3 | English | cubit | Various former units of length notionally based... |
| 4 | Middle English | cubite | A cubit; An elbow; the joint in the centre of the... |
| 5 | Latin | cubitum | elbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō |
| 6 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via English A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A | The ordinal number first, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 3 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 4 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |