Where does “kubo” come from?

kubo (Esperanto) comes from French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

kubo (Esperanto): cube

Definitions

  1. cube

Ancestry of “kubo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcubecube; third-grader; cubic
2LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
3Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice
Every word from Ancient Greek κύβος →Every word from Latin cubus →Every word from French cube →