Where does “ingkubador” come from?
ingkubador (Tagalog) comes from Spanish incubador, from Spanish incubar, 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.
ingkubador (Tagalog): incubator
Definitions
- incubator
Ancestry of “ingkubador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | incubador | incubating |
| 2 | Spanish | incubar | 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 |