Where does “couveuse” come from?

couveuse (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

couveuse (French): brooder

Definitions

  1. brooder

Ancestry of “couveuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcouverto brood; to mollycoddle
2Old Frenchcoverto brood
3Latincubāre—
4Latincubōto lie down, recline
5Proto-Italickubāōto lie down
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “couveuse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →