Where does “sucumbir” come from?

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

sucumbir (Portuguese): to succumb

Definitions

  1. to succumb

Ancestry of “sucumbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuccumboI sink, fall, lie or break down; I succumb or...
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →