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Where does “accoudement” come from?

accoudement (French) comes from French accouder, from French coude, from Latin cubitus, from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.

accoudement (French): The action of leaning on ones elbows; A neck and...

Definitions

  1. The action of leaning on ones elbows; A neck and...

Ancestry of “accoudement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaccouderto rest, lean
2Frenchcoudeelbow; first-person singular present indicative...
3Latincubitusreclined, lying down, having been reclined; a...
4Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
5Latincubō—
6Proto-Italickubāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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