Where does “cube” come from?
Cube comes from Latin cubus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, with the diminutive suffix -culus forming a small cube-shaped object.
cube (English): A regular polyhedron having six identical square...
Definitions
- A regular polyhedron having six identical square...
Ancestry of “cube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cubicle | A small separate part or one of the compartments... |
| 2 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 3 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | cubō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
Words derived from “cube”