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Derived from Latin cubitus meaning "reclined, lying down", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb cubito meaning "to recline, to lie down (often)". Also compare the Latin noun cubitum meaning "elbow" and the Greek noun κύβιτον (kybiton) meaning "elbow".In French literature, Cubitus is the name of a corpulent talking dog, who is the main character of the Franco-Belgian comic Cubitus, which was created in 1968 by the Belgian/Walloon cartoonist Dupa (1945-2000). In the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, namely Flanders, Cubitus is known as Dommel, which is most likely derived from the Dutch verb dommelen meaning "to doze, to snooze".