Where does “cuba” come from?

cuba (Latin) comes from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

cuba (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “cuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubōto lie down, recline
2Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-
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