Where does “incunabulum” come from?

incunabulum (English) comes from Latin incunabulum, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incunabulum (English): A book, single sheet, or image that was printed...

Definitions

  1. A book, single sheet, or image that was printed...

Ancestry of “incunabulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincunabulumthe apparatus of the cradle; birthplace, origin
2Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
3Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
4Old Latinenin
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “incunabulum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin in- →