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recumbent

Meaninglying back

Common meaning: lying down

‘again’ + ‘to lie down’ → recumbent

Journey through time

  1. Latincubō; cumbō‘to lie down’
  2. Englishrecumbent‘lying down’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

cumb also in: cubiclesuccumbincubate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin cubō; cumbō ‘to lie down’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cubō, p. 486 · dictionary scan

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Related words

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