Where does “jacent” come from?

jacent (English) comes from Latin jacens, from Latin jacēre.

jacent (English): Lying at length

Definitions

  1. Lying at length

Ancestry of “jacent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinjacensbeing sick, dying, lying down
2Latinjacēre—
Every word from Latin jacēre →Every word from Latin jacens →