Where does “cuba” come from?

cuba (French) comes from Spanish cuba, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

cuba (French): third-person singular past historic of cuber

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of cuber

Ancestry of “cuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcubabarrel
2Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
3Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cuba

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-