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Where does “incubative” come from?

incubative (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.

incubative (English): Of or pertaining to incubation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to incubation

Ancestry of “incubative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincubateTo brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or...
2Latinincubatus—
3Latinincubō—
4Latincubō—
5Proto-Italickubāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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