Where does “cúbito” come from?

cúbito (Spanish) comes from Latin cubitum, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

cúbito (Spanish): ulna

Definitions

  1. ulna

Ancestry of “cúbito”, step by step

cúbito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cubitum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincubitumelbow; cubit; accusative supine of cubō
2Latincubōto lie down, recline
3Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Spanish cubo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcubocube; bucket
2Spanishcubabarrel
3Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
4Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cúbito

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws
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