Where does “reclining” come from?

Reclining derives from Latin reclinare, formed from the prefix re- and a root from Proto-Italic wre, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ḱley- meaning to bend or incline.

reclining (English): Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more...

Ancestry of “reclining”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreclineTo cause to lean back; to bend back; To put in a...
2Latinrēclīnāre—

Words derived from “reclining”

Every word from Latin rēclīnāre →Every word from English recline →