Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “limital” come from?

limital (English) comes from English limit, from Middle English limit, from Old French limit, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limital (English): of, or related to the limit or boundary

Definitions

  1. of, or related to the limit or boundary

Ancestry of “limital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimitA restriction; a bound beyond which one may not...
2Middle Englishlimit—
3Old Frenchlimit—
4Latinlīmes—
5Latinlīmus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “limital”

  • extralimital
  • extra-limital
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →