Where does “lingence” come from?
lingence (English) comes from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
lingence (English): A linctus
Ancestry of “lingence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | lingo | I lick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |