PugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1628arrow-down116cross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
arrow-up1612arrow-down1imageIncubus gender rulelemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months 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.