Where does “quincubital” come from?
quincubital (English) comes from English cubital, from English cubit, from Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.
quincubital (English): Having a fifth cubital remex
Definitions
- Having a fifth cubital remex
Ancestry of “quincubital”, step by step
quincubital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cubital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cubital | Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; Of or... |
| 2 | English | cubit | Various former units of length notionally based... |
| 3 | Middle English | cubite | A cubit; An elbow; the joint in the centre of the... |
| 4 | Latin | cubitum | elbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |