Where does “limiteth” come from?
limiteth (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,...
limiteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “limiteth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | limit | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not... |
| 2 | Middle English | limit | — |
| 3 | Old French | limit | — |
| 4 | Latin | līmes | — |
| 5 | Latin | līmus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |