cunabula means the earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “cunabula” is a great word
CUNABULA — [Noun] The tangible cradle of genesis, whether an original dwelling place or the earliest artifacts. From the Latin cūnābula ("cradle"). Unlike "incunabula," which strictly denotes books printed before 1501, or "origin," an abstract point of beginning, cunabula is the physical vessel itself. It is the hollow of a founding tree, the inky scent of a Gutenberg Bible, and the worn threshold of a homestead swallowed by field—the quiet, material witness from which all subsequent expansion feels like an exile.
Etymology
Latin cūnābula (“cradle”).
noun
- The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.“the cunabula of the human race”
- The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.