Nubile
/ˈnjuː.baɪl/noun
Of a young person, especially a woman, being of marriageable age.
Did you know?Nubile comes from Latin nubilis, meaning “fit for marriage,” from nubere, “to marry,” literally tied to the bride’s veil in Roman culture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
enubh-
“to veil or cover”
Latin
Latin
nubere
“to marry; originally, for a woman, to veil herself for marriage”
Latin
Latin
nubilis
“marriageable; fit for marriage”
Late Latin
Latin
nubilis
“marriageable, of marriageable age”
Middle English
English
nubile
“marriageable, fit for marriage”
Modern English
English
nubile
“of a young person, especially a woman, being of marriageable age”
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