cupboard

/ˈkʌbəd/KUH-burd

/ˈkʌbɚd/KUH-burd

Meaninga board for cups

Common meaning: a cabinet with shelves

cupa tub, a caskLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 498 · scan
boardEnglish board: a table or shelf

Journey through time

Latincūpa, -ae‘a tub, a cask’
Middle Englishcup-bordesource
Englishcupboard‘a cabinet with shelves’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin cūpa ‘a tub, a cask’.

Roots

cūpa, -ae Latin “a tub, a cask”

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