Cubitus

/ˈkjuːbɪtəs/ noun

Definition

Latin anatomical term for the elbow joint or the entire forearm region.

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keub- meaning 'to bend.' Preserved in Latin and inherited by all Romance languages and English medical terminology, unchanged for 2,000 years.

Kelly Says

The word 'cubitus' is so ancient that Romans used it identically to how doctors use it today—one of the few perfect linguistic time-capsules showing anatomy was understood correctly centuries ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Cubit
kyubit
ARالعربية
Cubit
kyubit
BNবাংলা
কুবিট (kubit)
koo-beet
CACatalà
Cubit
kyubit
CSČeština
loket
loh-ket
DADansk
albue
al-boo-eh
DEDeutsch
Ellenbogen
eh-len-bo-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ελκός (elkos)
el-kos
ESEspañol
cóndilo
kon-dee-loh
FAفارسی
Cubit
kyubit
FISuomi
varpa
var-pa
FRFrançais
cubitus
kyoo-bee-toos
GUGU
Cubit
kyubit
HAHA
Cubit
kyubit
HEעברית
Cubit
kyubit
HIहिन्दी
कोडू (kodū)
koh-doo
HUMagyar
könyök
kohn-yook
IDBahasa Indonesia
cubitus
kyubitus
IGIG
Cubit
kyubit
ITItaliano
cubito
koo-bee-toh
JA日本語
尺骨 (shak-kots)
shak-kots
KKKK
Cubit
kyubit
KMKM
Cubit
kyubit
KO한국어
cubitus
kyubitus
MRMR
Cubit
kyubit
MSBahasa Melayu
Cubit
kyubit
MYမြန်မာ
Cubit
kyubit
NLNederlands
elleboog
eh-leh-boohg
NONorsk
albue
al-boo-eh
PAPA
Cubit
kyubit
PLPolski
łokieć
w-oh-kyech
PTPortuguês
cubito
koo-bee-toh
RORomână
coate
koh-ah-teh
RUРусский
cubitus
kyubituss
SVSvenska
albue
al-boo-eh
SWKiswahili
Cubit
kyubit
TAதமிழ்
Cubit
kyubit
TEతెలుగు
Cubit
kyubit
THไทย
ศอก (sohk)
sohk
TLTL
Cubit
kyubit
TRTürkçe
cubitus
kyoo-bee-toos
UKУкраїнська
Cubit
kyubit
URاردو
Cubit
kyubit
VITiếng Việt
cước
kwew
YOYO
Cubit
kyubit
ZH中文
肘骨 (zhǒu gǔ)
zhow gu
ZUZU
Cubit
kyubit

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