Where does “cub” come from?

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

cub (Romanian): cube

Definitions

  1. cube

Ancestry of “cub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcubecube; third-grader; cubic
2LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
3Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice
Every word from Ancient Greek κύβοςEvery word from Latin cubusEvery word from French cube