covare
Italian (Fiorentino)
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) of a bird to brood keep an egg warm
- (transitive) to brood protect
- (transitive) of an emotion, desire, etc. to well up or cultivate
- (intransitive) to remain unexpressed; to be bottle bottled up
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cubāre (lie) derived from Proto-Italic *kubāō derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (briar, thorn).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱewb-
Gloss
briar, thorn
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing