Where does “succumb” come from?
Succumb comes from Old French succomber, from Latin succumbere, formed from the prefix sub- meaning "under" and a root from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- meaning "to bend" or "to bow."
succumb (English): To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming...
Definitions
- To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming...
Ancestry of “succumb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | succomber | to succumb; to cause to succumb; to die |
| 2 | Latin | succumbo | I sink, fall, lie or break down; I succumb or... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “succumb”