Where does “cubículo” come from?
cubículo (Portuguese) comes from Latin cubiculum, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
cubículo (Portuguese): cubicle; cubbyhole; cell
Ancestry of “cubículo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cubiculum | A small bedroom; bedchamber |
| 2 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | cubō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |