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Where does “cubitans” come from?

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

cubitans (Latin): reclining, lying down

Definitions

  1. reclining, lying down

Ancestry of “cubitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincubitoI recline, lie down; dative singular of cubitum;...
2Latincubō—
3Proto-Italickubāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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