Where does “limivorous” come from?

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

limivorous (English): Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it

Definitions

  1. Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it

Ancestry of “limivorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmussidelong, askew, askance, sideways
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Latin līmus →
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