Where does “incumbency” come from?
Incumbency derives from English incumbent, from Latin incumbēns meaning "reclining upon," ultimately from Latin in- and a root meaning "to lie."
incumbency (English): The state of being incumbent; An obligation or...
Definitions
- The state of being incumbent; An obligation or...
Ancestry of “incumbency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incumbent | Imposed on someone as an obligation, especially... |
| 2 | Latin | incumbent | third-person plural future active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | incumbens | reclining |
| 4 | Latin | incumbo | I lay oneself upon; I lean or recline on... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |