Where does “cubit” come from?
Cubit comes from Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum, the past participle of cubare, meaning to lie down or recline.
cubit (English): Various former units of length notionally based...
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- Various former units of length notionally based...
Ancestry of “cubit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cubite | A cubit; An elbow; the joint in the centre of the... |
| 2 | Latin | cubitum | elbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō |
| 3 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 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 |