Where does “ĵetkubo” come from?
ĵetkubo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Kubo, 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.
ĵetkubo (Esperanto): 6-sided die (cube with numbers on each face, used to play some games)
Definitions
- 6-sided die (cube with numbers on each face, used to play some games)
Ancestry of “ĵetkubo”, step by step
ĵetkubo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto Kubo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Kubo | Cuba |
| 2 | English | cube | A regular polyhedron having six identical square... |
| 3 | English | cubicle | A small separate part or one of the compartments... |
| 4 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 5 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |