Where does “couveuse” come from?
couveuse (English) comes from French couveuse, from French couver, from Old French cover, from Latin cubāre, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.
couveuse (English): An incubator for sickly infants, especially those...
Definitions
- An incubator for sickly infants, especially those...
Ancestry of “couveuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | couveuse | brooder |
| 2 | French | couver | to brood; to mollycoddle |
| 3 | Old French | cover | to brood |
| 4 | Latin | cubāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |