preincubation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Middle English pre-

English pre-

English incubation

English preincubation

From pre- + incubation.

Noun

preincubation (plural preincubations)

1. incubation prior to some other treatment or process