Where does “nubile” come from?
nubile (Latin) comes from Latin nubilus, from Latin nubes, from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- — to cover.
nubile (Latin): vocative masculine singular of nūbilus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of nūbilus
Ancestry of “nubile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nubilus | cloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy,... |
| 2 | Latin | nubes | cloud; swarm, multitude; phantom, something... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |