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Where does “incubans” come from?

incubans (Latin) comes 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.

incubans (Latin): lying or sitting on; inhabiting

Definitions

  1. lying or sitting on; inhabiting

Ancestry of “incubans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincubō—
2Latincubō—
3Proto-Italickubāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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