PugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1628arrow-down116
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minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThe Italian must have shifted in meaning then, since the Latin seems to be “lay on or in”. English “incubate” comes from this meaning in the sense of (hens) laying on eggs.
The Italian must have shifted in meaning then, since the Latin seems to be “lay on or in”. English “incubate” comes from this meaning in the sense of (hens) laying on eggs.