The story
- Latin · derived fromaccumbō“recline”
- English todayaccumbent
From Latin accumbō (“recline”), from ad- (“to”) + *cumbō (“recline”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
accumbent
Today it means: Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals. Full definition →
Latin accumbō