Where does “incubatee” come from?
incubatee (English) comes from English incubate, from Latin incubatus, from Latin incubō, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
incubatee (English): An animal being raised in an incubator
Definitions
- An animal being raised in an incubator
Ancestry of “incubatee”, step by step
incubatee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incubate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incubate | To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or... |
| 2 | Latin | incubatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | incubō | to lie, sit, or settle in, on or upon; recline |
| 4 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |