Where does “incubate” come from?
incubate (Latin) comes from Latin incubo, from Latin incubare, from Latin cubare, from Latin cubo, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
incubate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
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- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “incubate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | incubo | I lie in or on; I sit upon to brood or hatch; I... |
| 2 | Latin | incubare | present active infinitive of incubō; to hatch; to... |
| 3 | Latin | cubare | present active infinitive of cubō; lie down,... |
| 4 | Latin | cubo | I lie down, recline; I sleep; lie asleep; I... |
| 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 |