Reconstruction:Latin/cumbo

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *kumbō, from a nasal infix present *ḱu-né-b-ti, *ḱu-m-b-énti of Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (to lie down). Cognate with Proto-Italic *kubāō (to lie down), as well as Proto-Celtic *kuxsketi (to sleep).[1]

Attested only in prefixed verbs.

Verb

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*cumbō (present infinitive *cumbere, perfect active *cubuī, supine *cubitum); third conjugation

  1. to lie down, recline

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “-cumbō, -ere; cubō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 152