Where does “succomber” come from?
succomber (French) comes from Latin succumbere, from Latin succumbo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
succomber (French): to succumb
Definitions
- to succumb
Ancestry of “succomber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | succumbere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | succumbo | I sink, fall, lie or break down; I succumb or... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |