Where does “licit” come from?
Licit comes from Latin licitus, the past participle of licet, meaning "it is allowed," which derives from the Proto-Indo-European root leyk-.
licit (English): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules;...
Definitions
- Not forbidden by formal or informal rules;...
Ancestry of “licit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | licite | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | licitus | allowed, permitted, having been permitted;... |
| 3 | Latin | licet | it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *likēt | to be available, to have the value of, to be for sale |
Words derived from “licit”