Where does “kuban” come from?
kuban (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kuba, from Esperanto Kubo, from English cube, from English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō — cattle.
kuban (Esperanto): accusative singular of kuba
Definitions
- accusative singular of kuba
Ancestry of “kuban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kuba | cubical; Cuban |
| 2 | Esperanto | Kubo | Cuba |
| 3 | English | cube | A regular polyhedron having six identical square... |
| 4 | English | cubicle | A small separate part or one of the compartments... |
| 5 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 6 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |