Where does “liminal” come from?

Liminal comes from Latin liminalis, formed from the Latin suffix -alis attached to a root from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

liminal (English): Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold; Of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold; Of...

Ancestry of “liminal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliminalis—
2Latinlīmenthreshold, doorstep, sill bottom-most part of a doorway

Words derived from “liminal”

Every word from Latin līmen →Every word from Latin liminalis →