Etymology

cubiculum

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Today it means: A small room, especially a bedroom, typically those small rooms found on the upper floor of a Roman house. Full definition →

Latin cubiculum
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcubiculum“bedroom”
  2. English todaycubiculum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubicle.

Words from the same roots

Latincubiculum all →

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