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Where does “incomber” come from?

incomber (French) comes from Latin incumbo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incomber (French): to behove

Definitions

  1. to behove

Ancestry of “incomber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincumboI lay oneself upon; I lean or recline on...
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “incomber”

  • incombement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →