Where does “microincubation” come from?

microincubation (English) comes from English incubation, from Latin incubatio, from Latin incubāre.

microincubation (English): incubation in a microincubator

Definitions

  1. incubation in a microincubator

Ancestry of “microincubation”, step by step

microincubation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English incubation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincubationSitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching...
2Latinincubatio
3Latinincubāre

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Latin incubāreEvery word from Latin incubatioEvery word from English incubation
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