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Where does “cubitus” come from?

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

cubitus (Latin): reclined, lying down, having been reclined; a...

Definitions

  1. reclined, lying down, having been reclined; a...

Ancestry of “cubitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
2Latincubō—
3Proto-Italickubāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “cubitus”

  • code
  • coat
  • coding
  • coating
  • waistcoat
  • overcoat
  • encode
  • petticoat
  • decoder
  • decode
  • encoder
  • cud
  • raincoat
  • codify
  • coder
  • greatcoat
  • cubit
  • codebook
  • pseudocode
  • codeword
  • noncoding
  • opcode
  • turncoat
  • bytecode
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