Where does “recline” come from?
Recline comes from Latin reclinare, formed from the prefix re- and a root ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- and wer-.
recline (English): To cause to lean back; to bend back; To put in a...
Definitions
- To cause to lean back; to bend back; To put in a...
Ancestry of “recline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rēclīnāre | — |