PugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1627arrow-down116cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1611arrow-down1imageIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month 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.