Where does “incunable” come from?

incunable (French) comes from Latin incunabula, from Latin cunabulum, from Latin cūnae, from Proto-Italic koinā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

incunable (French): Which dates from the early days of printing;...

Definitions

  1. Which dates from the early days of printing;...

Ancestry of “incunable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincunabulanominative plural of incūnābulum;...
2Latincunabulumcradle; nest of living things; earliest abode,...
3Latincūnaecradle
4Proto-Italickoinā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoy-no-hay; lair, cradle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “incunable

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