Where does “preincubate” come from?
preincubate (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.
preincubate (English): to incubate before the treatment started
Definitions
- to incubate before the treatment started
Ancestry of “preincubate”, step by step
preincubate 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |