English → Latin
“procumbent” in Latin
inclīnōto cause to lean, bend, tilt, incline, turn; bend down, bow something; divert; swerve; to cause to fall back or give waycernuuswith the face turned towards the earth, inclined forwards, stooping or bowing forwards; falling over
The English word procumbent itself goes back to Latin prō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
procumbent
inclinatus (leaning forward): cernuus (leaning or falling forward; very rare, and only poetical): qui procubuit (that has fallen forward): humi jacens (lying on the ground): *humum spectans (toward the ground).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for procumbent?
- The usual Latin words for “procumbent” are inclīnō, cernuus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.