Where does “recumbent” come from?

Recumbent comes from Latin recumbens, the present participle of recumbere, formed from the prefix re- and Proto-Italic wre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wert- and wer-.

recumbent (English): Lying down; Inactive; idle; A bicycle or tricycle...

Definitions

Lying down; Inactive; idle; A bicycle or tricycle...

Ancestry of “recumbent”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	recumbēns	reclining
2	Latin	recumbo	I lie back, I recline; I sink down, I fall down
3	Latin	rĕ-	back, backwards
4	Latin	prōdūcō	to lead or bring forth, forward or out
5	Latin	prō-	forward direction, forward movement
6	Proto-Italic	*pro-	pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7	Proto-Indo-European	pro-	toward, forward
8	Proto-Indo-European	por-	to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
10	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “recumbent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →