Where does “lincture” come from?

lincture (English) comes from Latin lincturus, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

lincture (English): A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the...

Definitions

  1. A linctus; medicine taken by licking with the...

Ancestry of “lincture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlincturusabout to lick
2LatinlingoI lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin lingo →Every word from Latin lincturus →