Etymology

recumb

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Today it means: To lean; to recline; to repose. Full definition →

Latin recumbō
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  1. Latin · derived fromrecumbō
  2. English todayrecumb

From Latin recumbō, from re- (“back”) + *cumbō, akin to cubō (“to lie down”).

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