Where does “lippitude” come from?

lippitude (English) comes from Latin lippitudo, from Latin lippus, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lippitude (English): soreness of the eyes; blearedness

Definitions

  1. soreness of the eyes; blearedness

Ancestry of “lippitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlippitudobleariness, wateriness, or inflammation of the...
2Latinlippushaving bleary, watery, rheumy or inflamed eyes;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Latin lippus →