Where does “nubilate” come from?
nubilate (English) comes from Latin nubilatus, from Latin nubilare, from Latin nubilo, from Latin nubilus, from Latin nubes, from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- — to cover.
nubilate (English): To cloud
Definitions
- To cloud
Ancestry of “nubilate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nubilatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | nubilare | present active infinitive of nūbilō; to cloud |
| 3 | Latin | nubilo | I am or become cloudy or overcast; I become... |
| 4 | Latin | nubilus | cloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy,... |
| 5 | Latin | nubes | cloud; swarm, multitude; phantom, something... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |