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Where does “cubus” come from?

cubus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

cubus (Latin): A mass, quantity; A cube

Definitions

  1. A mass, quantity; A cube

Ancestry of “cubus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice

Words derived from “cubus”

  • cube
  • ubiquitous
  • ubiquity
  • ubiquitin
  • ubiquitously
  • cuboid
  • cubist
  • cubism
  • cuboidal
  • hypercube
  • calcaneocuboid
  • subcube
  • ubiquitousness
  • polyubiquitin
  • cubane
  • cubistic
  • cubie
  • deubiquitinating
  • ubiquitinate
  • cubature
  • monoubiquitin
  • cubelike
  • tricube
  • ubiquitinating
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