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iaceo.

to lie prostrate, lie down; recline

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈja.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈjaː.t͡ʃe.o]
  1. to lie prostrate, lie down; recline

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    Cur in terra iaces?
  2. to be sick, lie ill

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  3. to linger, stop, tarry, remain

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  4. to be placed or situated, lie

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  5. to be low, flat or level

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  6. to lie still

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  7. to have fallen, lie dead

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  8. to lie in ruins

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  9. to hang down loose

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  10. to be fixed on the ground or cast down

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  11. to be indolent, idle or inactive

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  12. to be of no avail, lie dormant or abandoned

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  13. to lodge, dwell, abide

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  14. to lie overthrown; to be refuted, fail; to be despised

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  15. to be languid, dull or lifeless

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō From iaciō (“to throw”) + -eō (stative suffix). Formed as the stative counterpart to iaciō, following a semantic development of "to be thrown" > "to lie."

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