Cubed
/kjuːbd/noun
Past tense and past participle of cube; also used as an adjective meaning shaped like a cube or raised to the third power.
Did you know?The English word cube ultimately comes from Greek kybos, meaning a die or cube, so the shape and the object used for gambling were historically linked.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kybos
“a die; a cube-shaped object”
Late Latin
Latin
cubus
“a cube”
Old French
Old French
cube
“a cube”
14th Century
English
cube
“a solid figure with six equal square faces”
Modern English
English
cubed
“made into a cube; raised to the third power”