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Where does “liquescent” come from?

liquescent (English) comes from Latin liquescens, from Latin liquesco, from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

liquescent (English): Melting

Definitions

  1. Melting

Ancestry of “liquescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliquescensmelting, liquefying
2LatinliquescoI melt, liquefy
3Latinliqueō—
4Proto-Italicwlikʷēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
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