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Where does “limitaneous” come from?

limitaneous (English) comes from Latin limitaneus, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

limitaneous (English): Of or pertaining to a limit

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a limit

Ancestry of “limitaneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlimitaneusborder; limiting
2Latinlīmes—
3Latinlīmus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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