Where does “inkunabula” come from?

inkunabula (Indonesian) 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.

inkunabula (Indonesian): incunabulum (any book printed before the 1500s)

Definitions

  1. incunabulum (any book printed before the 1500s)

Ancestry of “inkunabula”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoy-no- →Every word from Proto-Italic koinā →
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