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Where does “ку́бовый” come from?

ку́бовый (Russian) comes from Russian куб, from German Kubus, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

ку́бовый (Russian): related to dye vatting

Definitions

  1. related to dye vatting

Ancestry of “ку́бовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкубcube; cubic meter; boiler, still, large tank
2GermanKubuscube
3LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
4Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice
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