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Where does “cubare” come from?

cubare (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.

Ancestry of “cubare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubō—
2Proto-Italickubāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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