Where does “pube” come from?

pube (English) comes from English pubes, from Latin pūbes — adult, grown-up.

pube (English): A single pubic hair

Definitions

  1. A single pubic hair

Ancestry of “pube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpubesplural of pubis; pubic bones; API pl; The pubic...
2Latinpūbesadult, grown-up

Words derived from “pube”

Every word from Latin pūbes →