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Where does “succumbere” come from?

succumbere (Latin) comes from Latin succumbo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

succumbere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “succumbere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuccumboI sink, fall, lie or break down; I succumb or...
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “succumbere”

  • succumb
  • succumbeth
  • succumber
  • succumbest
  • sucumbir
  • succomber
  • sucumbir
  • succomber
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