Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “scale cube” come from?

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

scale cube (English): A reference cube of standard, unitary size,...

Definitions

  1. A reference cube of standard, unitary size,...

Ancestry of “scale cube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcubeA regular polyhedron having six identical square...
2EnglishcubicleA small separate part or one of the compartments...
3LatincubiculumA small bedroom; bedchamber
4Latincubāre—
5Latincubō—
6Proto-Italickubāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →