Where does “cubicles” come from?
Cubicles comes from Latin cubiculum, a diminutive formation from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, meaning to swell or curve, through Latin suffixes -culus and -culum denoting small spaces.
cubicles (English): plural of cubicle
Definitions
- plural of cubicle
Ancestry of “cubicles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to lie down, recline |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 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 |