Where does “cóbado” come from?

cóbado (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese covedo, 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.

cóbado (Galician): elbow; cubit; cabbage stalk

Definitions

  1. elbow; cubit; cabbage stalk

Ancestry of “cóbado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecovedo—
2Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
3Latincubōto lie down, recline
4Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →