Etymology

decubation

de·cub·a·tion
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Today it means: The act of lying down. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱewb-
  2. English todaydecubation

From Latin dēcubō (“to lie in a bed (that is not one’s own)”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process or its result). Dēcubō is derived from dē- (“from”) + cubō (“to lie down”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-); compare dēcumbō (“to lie down”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*ḱewb- all →

hipcoveincumbentcoveycubicularlibrocubicularist

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