cumb- root words — words with the cumb- root

The root cumb- comes from Latin cumbere, meaning to lie down. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including incumbencies, accumbent, decumbent, procumbent, recumbency, superincumbent. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cumb- root

Explore words with cumb- — words containing the cumb- root and sharing its sense of "to lie down". Examples include incumbencies, accumbent, decumbent, procumbent, recumbency, superincumbent. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cumb- mean?

The cumb- root means to lie down, from Latin cumbere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.