Where does “incunable” come from?
incunable (English) comes from French incunable, from Latin incunabula, from Latin cunabulum, from Latin cūnae, from Proto-Italic koinā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
incunable (English): Alternative form of incunabulum
Definitions
- Alternative form of incunabulum
Ancestry of “incunable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | incunable | Which dates from the early days of printing;... |
| 2 | Latin | incunabula | nominative plural of incūnābulum;... |
| 3 | Latin | cunabulum | cradle; nest of living things; earliest abode,... |
| 4 | Latin | cūnae | cradle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | koinā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoy-no- | hay; lair, cradle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |