English
decumbent
Decumbent comes from Latin dēcumbō ‘to lie down or recline’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱewb-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kumbōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*cumbō‘to lie down, recline’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēcumbō‘to lie down or recline’
- Englishtodaydecumbent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱewb-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kumbōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CE*cumbō‘to lie down, recline’reconstructed
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēcumbō‘to lie down or recline’
- Englishtodaydecumbent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-
hip, cove, cubicle, incumbent, hobble, succubus, incubus, incubate, shoop, cubit, 12 more
through Latin *cumbō ‘to lie down, recline’
Today it means
adj Lying down; reclining on the ground.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- / decumbent