Where does “incub” come from?
incub (Romanian) comes from French incube, from Old French incube, from Latin incubus, from Latin incubō, from Latin cubō, from Proto-Italic kubāō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- — cattle.
incub (Romanian): incubus
Definitions
- incubus
Ancestry of “incub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | incube | incubus; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old French | incube | incubus |
| 3 | Latin | incubus | the nightmare, incubus |
| 4 | Latin | incubō | to lie, sit, or settle in, on or upon; recline |
| 5 | Latin | cubō | to lie down, recline |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kubāō | to lie down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |