Hyphenation
suc·cu·busPronunciation
Etymology
[ -b&s ] (noun.) 14th century. Alteration in Middle English of Late Latin succuba (“strumpet, especially a mythological fiend in female form who has intercourse with men in their sleep”) succubare (“to lie under”) sub- (“under”) + cubare (“to lie down”) *keu(b) (“to bend, to turn”).