Where does “semirecumbent” come from?
semirecumbent (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.
semirecumbent (English): Half lying down, half sitting
Definitions
- Half lying down, half sitting
Ancestry of “semirecumbent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recumbent | Lying down; Inactive; idle; A bicycle or tricycle... |
| 2 | Latin | recumbēns | reclining |
| 3 | Latin | recumbo | I lie back, I recline; I sink down, I fall down |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |