Where does “succube” come from?
succube (Italian) comes from Italian succubo, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
succube (Italian): feminine plural of succubo
Definitions
- feminine plural of succubo
Ancestry of “succube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | succubo | succubus; Subject to the will of others |
| 2 | Latin | cubō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |