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

  1. vocative masculine singular of nūbilus

Ancestry of “nubile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnubiluscloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy,...
2Latinnubescloud; swarm, multitude; phantom, something...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- →Every word from Latin nubes →Every word from Latin nubilus →