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
- A book, single sheet, or image that was printed...
Ancestry of “incunabulum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | incunabulum | the apparatus of the cradle; birthplace, origin |
| 2 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 3 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “incunabulum”