Where does “chubby” come from?
Chubby derives from English chub, a fish named for its thick body, blended with English cub, a young animal, suggesting a rounded, compact form.
chubby (English): Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat,...
Definitions
- Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat,...
Ancestry of “chubby”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chub | One of various species of freshwater fish of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | cubbe | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | جبه | iron armour, cuirass, coat of mail |
| 4 | Proto-Mongolic | jebseg | weapon |
| 5 | Proto-Mongolic | jebe | arrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust |
| 6 | Arabic | شَبّ | alum |
Words derived from “chubby”