Word origin
[1865–70; ‹ NL, equiv. to L
dēcubi-, var. s. of
dēcumbere to lie down, take to one's bed (
dē- de- +
-cumbere, telic v., with nasal infix, corresponding to
cubāre to lie) +
-tus suffix of verbal action
]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, figure skating, goulash, racism