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Where does “köbméter” come from?

köbméter (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian köb, from Hungarian köböl, from Middle High German kübel, from Old High German kubilo, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

köbméter (Hungarian): cubic metre , cubic meter

Definitions

  1. cubic metre , cubic meter

Ancestry of “köbméter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianköbcube
2Hungarianköböla measure of volume for grain crop, lumpy...
3Middle High Germankübelwooden vessel; this vessel as a measure of grain
4Old High Germankubilo—
5LatincupulaA small tub or cask
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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