cubite
Middle English
/ˈkiu̯bit(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A cubit unit of length measuring one and a half feet
- An elbow; the joint in the centre of the arm.
- (rare) The arm or its bones in general.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cubitum (elbow, cubit).
Origin
Latin
cubitum
Gloss
elbow, cubit
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
肘
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cubit English
- cubital English
- cubitoradial English
- accubito Latin
- cubitalis Latin
- cubitum Latin
- cubitālis Latin
- gomito Italian
- cúbito Spanish, Castilian
- κύβιτον Ancient Greek
- cotovelo Portuguese
- cúbito Portuguese
- code Old French
- code, coute Old French
- coute Old French
- colze Catalan, Valencian
- cotobelo Galician
- cúbito Galician
- cot Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- kut Albanian
- *covetelo Old Portuguese
- covedo Old Portuguese
- côbedo Old Portuguese
- cot Aromanian
- coide Occitan
- coldu Asturian
- comedon Friulian
- gómio Ligurian
- cumio Istriot