Where does “llindar” come from?

llindar (Catalan) comes from Latin limitaris, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

llindar (Catalan): threshold

Definitions

  1. threshold

Ancestry of “llindar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlimitarissecond-person singular present passive indicative...
2Latinlīmeslimit, border, path
3Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →