Nubes
/ˈnuː.beːs/noun
Latin for “cloud” or “mist.”
Did you know?Latin nubes comes from the same ancient root as English nebulous and nebula, linking ordinary clouds to the cosmic haze of stars and the heavens.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneubh-
“to cover, veil, cloud over”
Latin
Latin
nūbēs
“cloud; mist; veil”
Late Latin
Latin
nūbila
“cloudy, overcast”
Old French
Old French
nubile
“marriageable; literally “clouded” in the sense of maturity”
English
English
nebula
“a cloud or mist; later, a cloudy patch in the sky”