Where does “incumbir” come from?

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

incumbir (Portuguese): to delegate

Definitions

  1. to delegate

Ancestry of “incumbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincumboI lay oneself upon; I lean or recline on...
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “incumbir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →