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Where does “cubito” come from?

cubito (Italian) comes from Latin cubitus, 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.

cubito (Italian): elbow; ulna; cubit

Definitions

  1. elbow; ulna; cubit

Ancestry of “cubito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubitusreclined, lying down, having been reclined; a...
2Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
3Latincubō—
4Proto-Italickubāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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