cuna
/ˈkuna/ · B2 · noun · f
cradle
👶 Babies coo in a cuna; Latin cunae also gave English incunabula
Latin cunae meant cradle. English incunabula, the earliest printed books, comes from in cunabulis, meaning in the cradle of printing. The sense of a cradle as origin explains the extra meanings: homeland and lineage, as in cuna de la civilización.