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Long story short, no, they are not related. Latin nebula 'cloud', nubes 'cloud', (related to German Nebel 'fog' and the source of English nebulous) < PIE *nebhes (A-H and IEW), and Latin nubilis 'of marriagible age', nubo 'marry', < PIE *sneubh- (IEW).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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