Where does “cubebin” come from?
cubebin (English) comes from English cubeb, from Middle English quibibe, from Old French quibibe, from Arabic كُبَابَة.
cubebin (English): A compound,...
Ancestry of “cubebin”, step by step
cubebin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cubeb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cubeb | The tailed pepper, Piper cubeba; an Indonesian... |
| 2 | Middle English | quibibe | cubeb |
| 3 | Old French | quibibe | — |
| 4 | Arabic | كُبَابَة | — |
via English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |