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Where does “couder” come from?

couder (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

couder (French): to fold elbow-shaped

Definitions

  1. to fold elbow-shaped

Ancestry of “couder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “couder”

  • couter
  • coudee
  • coudoyer
  • accoudement
  • coudée
  • coude
  • coudoiement
  • accouder
  • accoudoir
  • coudière
  • koud
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