Where does “illiquid” come from?
Illiquid derives from English liquid with the prefix in-, from Middle English in-, from Latin in-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not" and "to go."
illiquid (English): Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into...
Definitions
- Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into...
Ancestry of “illiquid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquid | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no... |
| 2 | Middle English | liquide | liquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained |
| 3 | Old French | liquide | liquid |
| 4 | Latin | liquidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,... |
| 5 | Latin | liqueō | to be liquid, fluid |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wlikʷēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |