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Where does “nube” come from?

nube (Italian) comes from Latin nūbēs, from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- — to cover.

nube (Italian): cloud; haze

Definitions

  1. cloud; haze

Ancestry of “nube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnūbēs—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover

Words derived from “nube”

  • nubifero
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- →