Where does “limbo” come from?

limbo (English) comes from Latin limbus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

limbo (English): The place where innocent souls exist temporarily...

Definitions

  1. The place where innocent souls exist temporarily...

Ancestry of “limbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “limbo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Latin limbus →