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Where does “lipsescu” come from?

lipsescu (Aromanian) comes from Greek λείψω, from Greek λείπω, from Ancient Greek λείπω, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lipsescu (Aromanian): I deprive; I lack; I am absent

Definitions

  1. I deprive; I lack; I am absent

Ancestry of “lipsescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλείψω—
2Greekλείπωabsent, missing; lack
3Ancient GreekλείπωI leave, leave behind; I leave alone, release; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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