Where does “cubiculum” come from?

cubiculum (English) comes from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

cubiculum (English): A small room, especially a bedroom, typically...

Definitions

  1. A small room, especially a bedroom, typically...

Ancestry of “cubiculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
2Latincubāre
3Latincubōto lie down, recline
4Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws
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