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Where does “iube” come from?

iube (Latin) comes from Latin iubeo, from Old Latin ioubeo, from Proto-Italic jouðejō, from Proto-Indo-European Hyowdʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “iube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniubeoto authorize, to legitimate, to make lawful, to...
2Old Latinioubeo—
3Proto-Italicjouðejō—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyowdʰ-éye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “iube”

  • jubé
  • jubé
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