Where does “λεῖμαξ” come from?

λεῖμαξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

λεῖμαξ (Ancient Greek): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “λεῖμαξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “λεῖμαξ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →