Where does “incubare” come from?
incubare (Romanian) comes from Romanian incuba, from French incuber, 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.
incubare (Romanian): incubation
Definitions
- incubation
Ancestry of “incubare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | incuba | to incubate |
| 2 | French | incuber | to incubate |
| 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 |