Etymology

incubation

in·cu·bat·ion
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Today it means: Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process. Full definition →

Latin incubātiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincubātiō
  2. English todayincubation

From Latin incubātiō, from incubō (“to lie on”).

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