Where does “liminality” come from?

Liminality comes from English liminal, from Latin liminalis, combining Latin limen (threshold) with the Latin adjectival suffix -alis.

liminality (English): The state or quality of ambiguity which exists in...

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of ambiguity which exists in...

Ancestry of “liminality”, step by step

liminality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English liminal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliminalOf or pertaining to an entrance or threshold; Of...
2Latinliminalis—
3Latinlīmenthreshold, doorstep, sill bottom-most part of a doorway

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Latin līmen →Every word from Latin liminalis →Every word from English liminal →