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Where does “precubist” come from?

precubist (English) comes from English Cubist, from English cube, from English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- — cattle.

precubist (English): Before the cubist art movement

Definitions

  1. Before the cubist art movement

Ancestry of “precubist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCubistAn artist who works in the style of cubism; Of,...
2EnglishcubeA regular polyhedron having six identical square...
3EnglishcubicleA small separate part or one of the compartments...
4LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
5Latincubāre—
6Latincubō—
7Proto-Italickubāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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