PugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1624arrow-down116cross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
arrow-up1608arrow-down1external-linkIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·24 days 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.