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Where does “núbil” come from?

núbil (Spanish) comes from Latin nubilis, from Latin nūbō, from Proto-Indo-European sneubho- — to marry, to wed.

núbil (Spanish): nubile

Definitions

  1. nubile

Ancestry of “núbil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnubilismarriageable; dative masculine plural of nūbilus;...
2Latinnūbō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneubho-to marry, to wed
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