Where does “cubicle” come from?
Cubicle comes from Latin cubiculum, formed with the diminutive suffix -culum from cubare, meaning to lie down, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-.
cubicle (English): A small separate part or one of the compartments...
Definitions
- A small separate part or one of the compartments...
Ancestry of “cubicle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 2 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | cubō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
Words derived from “cubicle”