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Where does “cube” come from?

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

cube (French): cube; third-grader; cubic

Definitions

  1. cube; third-grader; cubic

Ancestry of “cube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
2Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice

Words derived from “cube”

  • cubism
  • cubismo
  • archicube
  • cuber
  • cuboïde
  • cubi
  • cube
  • cubisme
  • cuba
  • hypercube
  • cubismo
  • cubisme
  • kubo
  • kuban
  • kuba
  • キュビスム
  • キュービズム
  • κυβισμός
  • cubism
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