cube

cube · noun, verb, adjective¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκύβος
2. Latin · derived fromcubus
3. Old French · derived fromcube
4. English todaycube

From Old French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos). Displaced Old English tæfel ("cube, die, game with dice or tables").

cube · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcubiculum“a small bedchamber or lounge”
2. English todaycube

Clipped form of cubicle (with intentional reference to their common shape per cube, etymology 1), which from Latin cubiculum (“a small bedchamber or lounge”), from cubare (“to lie down”).

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