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Where does “cuboidal” come from?

Cuboidal comes from English cuboid, from English cube, from Latin cubiculum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- meaning to swell or bend.

cuboidal (English): Resembling a cube; Of, pertaining to, or having...

Definitions

  1. Resembling a cube; Of, pertaining to, or having...

Ancestry of “cuboidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuboidOf the shape of a cube; The cuboid bone; A...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “cuboidal”

  • noncuboidal
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