Where does “cubi” come from?

cubi (French) comes from French cubiteneur, from English cubitainer, from English container, from Middle English conteyner.

cubi (French): box wine

Definitions

  1. box wine

Ancestry of “cubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcubiteneurcubitainer
2EnglishcubitainerA semirigid cubical plastic container, typically used within a cardboard box
3EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
4Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Middle English conteyner →Every word from English container →Every word from English cubitainer →