yacer
/ʝaˈθeɾ/ · B2 · verb
to lie
🛌 From Latin iacere, to lie: the same root as adjacent, lying next to
Spanish gravestones say aquí yace, here lies. Latin tombs used the same verb in hic jacet. Adjacent comes from ad + iacere, which means lying near. All three share the root yac-/jac-, meaning to lie down.