Where does “recumbently” come from?
recumbently (English) comes from English recumbent, from Latin recumbēns, from Latin recumbo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
recumbently (English): In a recumbent manner; while lying down
Definitions
- In a recumbent manner; while lying down
Ancestry of “recumbently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | recumbent | Lying down; Inactive; idle; A bicycle or tricycle... |
| 2 | Latin | recumbēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | recumbo | I lie back, I recline; I sink down, I fall down |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |