Where does “limitate” come from?
limitate (English) comes from Latin limitatus, from Latin līmitō, from Latin līmes, from Latin līmus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
limitate (English): Bounded by a distinct line
Definitions
- Bounded by a distinct line
Ancestry of “limitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | limitatus | limited, delimited, bounded; fixed, settled,... |
| 2 | Latin | līmitō | to limit, delimit, bound |
| 3 | Latin | līmes | limit, border, path |
| 4 | Latin | līmus | sidelong, askew, askance, sideways |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |