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Where does “cuba” come from?

cuba (Spanish) comes from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

cuba (Spanish): barrel

Definitions

  1. barrel

Ancestry of “cuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūpa—
2Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cuba”

  • cubeta
  • encubamiento
  • encubar
  • kubeta
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