Where does “linctus” come from?

linctus (English) comes from Latin linctus, from Latin lingō, from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

linctus (English): Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for...

Definitions

  1. Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for...

Ancestry of “linctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinctuslicked; a licking; the act of licking
2Latinlingōto lick (up)
3Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinlingoI lick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin lingo →Every word from Latin lingere →